Episode · The Book Review · 2022-07-09
Alice Elliott Dark on The Book Review: books mentioned
Alice Elliott Dark on ‘Fellowship Point’
Gilbert Cruz recommended In the gloaming by Alice Elliott Dark, and discussed Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark, Joan by Katherine J. Chen, and A word child by Iris Murdoch. Katherine Chen discussed The testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín and The Trial of Joan of Arc by Daniel Hobbins. Elisabeth Egan recommended Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan and Elegy for Iris by John Bayley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fellowship Point
Fellowship Point is an expansive and immersive contemporary novel by Alice Elliott Dark that explores the deep, lifelong friendship between two women navigating aging, property, family secrets, and coastal preservation in Maine.
Discussed“Alice Elliot dark is here to discuss her new novel Fellowship point about the lifelong friendship between two women”
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Joan
Discussed“Katherine Chen joins me to discuss Joan her new novel Imagining the life of Joan of Arc”
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In the gloaming
In the Gloaming is a critically acclaimed short story by Alice Elliott Dark that explores the complex emotional landscape of a young man dying of AIDS and his relationship with his mother during his final months at home.
Recommended“so if people have not read in the gling they should do so immediately”
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The testament of Mary
Discussed“because I was so inspired by uh The Testament of Mary by col toine”
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The Trial of Joan of Arc
Discussed“and I read this from Daniel hobbins excellent work which is titled the trial of Joan of Arc”
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Thank You for Listening
Thank You for Listening is a contemporary romance novel by Julia Whelan that follows a former audiobook narrator who reluctantly returns to the booth for one final project after stepping away from the profession due to personal tragedy.
Recommended“I am fan girl screaming so far over a book that I just picked up last night called thank you for listening by Julia whan”
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A word child
A Word Child is a psychologically complex and morally intricate novel by Iris Murdoch that examines guilt, redemption, and the burdens of the past through the life of a troubled civil servant.
Discussed“I'm finishing finally this novel called a word Child by Iris Murdock which came out in the mid 70s”
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Elegy for Iris
Elegy for Iris is a poignant memoir by John Bayley that chronicles the final years of his wife, the brilliant philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch, as she succumbed to Alzheimer's disease.
Recommended“and speaking of Iris Murdoch I have to ask if you've read El for Iris by John Bailey”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's the author of the novel think of England which followed two remarkable story collections naked to the waste and in the gloaming”
“she's the author of the novel think of England which followed two remarkable story collections naked to the waste and in the gloaming”
“she's the author of the novel think of England which followed two remarkable story collections naked to the waste and in the gloaming”
“not not only because she's the author of another novel called my Oxford year but because she is one of the world's preeminent Audi book narrators”