Been reading about ‘If You’re Glad…’ this evening. V intrigued to see it given my research interests!

I did Arcadia at A-level and absolutely loved it. I can still quote lines from it today. Only saw it performed maybe 18 years after doing said A-level and it was brilliant to see, and only confirmed what an amazing piece of work the text is.

I'd say Little Women - specifically the 1994 version with Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon, although the 1949 version with June Allyson and Elizabeth Taylor is a close second.

I've got a book coming out in April (available for preorder) on the civilizing mission of France in post-WWII Germany and its links to the emergence of European unity. Check it out!

lsupress.org/978080718678...

Definitely a). b) would never have occurred to me.

Oooh, fantastic - congratulations! Hope you get to hold the finished product soon too.

Totally.

I know.

Also: I loved this memoir. Read it in about a day after seeing Toews speak about it at the London Review Bookshop.

I know! So frustrating.

See you tomorrow - looking forward to it!