The hosts discuss their return to the podcast after a break and introduce the book they will be discussing, which focuses on people being locked down and trapped in their homes, particularly teenage girls. They also share their experiences of obtaining the book, including purchasing it in a physical bookstore.
CONTENT WARNING: frequent, graphic mentions of suicide
We're back after a short break with more Covid-appropriate reading material, and what's more pandemic-y than The Virgin Suicides, a book where everyone dies and no one leaves their house. We talk about bad faith readings, Lolita, Sylvia Plath, the 'we' voice, suburbia, and Jeffrey's talent for smells.
Caroline O'Donoghue has two books out, the most recent of which is Scenes of a Graphic Nature and is available in all book shops from August 6th
Ella Risbridger is the author of Midnight Chicken and Set Me On Fire, as well as a forthcoming children's fiction series The Secret Detectives
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