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• The Book Club2026-10-12Audio✓ Read

  36. The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Tragedy

  How did the paranoia of 1950s McCarthyist America shape Sylvia Plath? Why was The Bell Jar the poet's only novel? And, what was the truth of her relationship with fellow poet Ted Hughes?

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  35. Goldfinger: The Ultimate James Bond Novel

  Why did James Bond appeal to 1950s Britain? Is Goldfinger hopelessly out of date? And, who really inspired the titular villain?

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• The Book Club2026-09-28Audio✓ Read

  34. American Psycho: Murder, Trump, and New York City

  Why was the book so heavily censored on publication? Is the novel gratuitously violent?  And, what happened when Tabby met Bret Easton Ellis?

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• The Book Club2026-09-21Audio✓ Read

  33. Jane Eyre: Bronte's Best Novel?

  Why is Jane Eyre a romantic classic? Who was Charlotte Bronte? And, what social critiques lie in the heart of the novel?

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  32. A Month in the Country: Is This the Greatest Novella Ever Written?

  How did the First World War affect the British soldier survivors? Is this pastoral novella one of the UK's best books? How did J L Carr's Yorkshire upbringing impact the setting and tone of the story?

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