{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/698784ced4e01f10692b0935/6acc6b41e53019e890515b16?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"032: Read Between The Lines","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/698784ced4e01f10692b0935/1791780320511-39facdcc-efe2-44c4-8dde-3c74c620bbab.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>With Netflix reviving <strong>East of Eden </strong>for a whole new generation, we take another foray into the world of classic lit.</p><p><br></p><p>Building on past discussions of Woolf and Baldwin, we dive headfirst into Steinbeck’s interpretation of Cathy Ames. And naturally, it has us <em>once again </em>defending women’s rights (and wrongs).</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes the most interesting part of a book is <u>not</u> what it tells us, but what it reveals when we start asking questions.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode pairs well with:</p><ul><li>East of Eden by John Steinbeck</li><li>Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys</li><li>East of Eden (Limited TV Series, Netflix), 2026</li><li>Difficult Women by Emily Nussbaum (The New Yorker), 2013</li><li>The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda (TED Talk), 2009</li><li>Rereading a childhood favourite and questioning everything.</li><li>A gently brewed cup of Jasmine tea, served in your best hand-me-down porcelain.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Happy listening,</p><p>A&amp;P</p>","author_name":"Amile & Phoebe"}