Tea or Books? #34: novels based on real life: yes or no?, and A Pin To See The Peepshow vs Messalina of the Suburbs

E M Delafield, F Tennyson Jesse, and novels about real people – that’s what’s on the menu for episode 34.   It’s very nice to have Rachel back (hi Rachel!) and we’ve both been doing homework for this episode –

E M Delafield, F Tennyson Jesse, and novels about real people – that’s what’s on the menu for episode 34.

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It’s very nice to have Rachel back (hi Rachel!) and we’ve both been doing homework for this episode – reading these novels specially to discuss them. Which hopefully means we have some more details to hand than usual – but it can get confusing, so here is a handy guide to help you get through the slightly confusing interlinking of these two novels and real life. It’s the woman, the lover, and the husband in each case. (All will become clear when you listen.)

The people in real life: Edith / Frederick / Percy

A Pin To See The Peepshow: Julia / Leo / Herbert

Messalina of the Suburbs: Elsie / Leslie / Horace

Hope that helps! As always, let us know if you have any choices to make – and if you have any suggestions for future episodes. As long as it can be in an ‘X vs Y’ format, we’ll consider it! Our iTunes page is here, and you can rate/review through iTunes itself, should you so wish :)

Incidentally, I did some counting while editing this podcast episode, and it turns out this is the 23rd book I’ve read by E.M. Delafield!

The books and authors we mention in this episode…

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

Daphne in Fitzroy Street by E Nesbit

The True Heart by Sylvia Townsend Warner

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Virginia Woolf in Manhattan by Maggie Gee

Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar

Vanessa and Virginia by Susan Sellers

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Josephine Tey Mysteries by Nicola Upson

The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries by Gyles Brandreth

The Three Sisters by May Sinclair

The Brontes Went To Woolworths by Rachel Ferguson

Regeneration by Pat Barker

The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

At Freddie’s by Penelope Fitzgerald

Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald

The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

Amadeus by Peter Shaffer

Virginia Woolf and the Servants by Alison Light

Travesties by Ed Stoppard

Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Summer in February by Jonathan Smith

A Pin To See The Peepshow by F Tennyson Jesse

Messalina of the Suburbs by E M Delafield

The Suburban Young Man by E M Delafield

The Lacquer Lady by F Tennyson Jesse

The Rector’s Daughter by F M Mayor

The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton