The Listening Books Podcast

Reading Roundup: Books that Centre Celebrations

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Episode notes

A special festive episode discussing books that feature celebrations. Amy and Edward return for a final a face-off as Jess attempts to foil them with her literary quiz. 

Books mentioned: 

Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh 

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers 

The Party, by Elizabeth Day 

Bridget Jones’s Diary, by Helen Fielding 

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen 

Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen 

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