Emma and I discuss the duties of friendship, Austen's defence of novels, and whether conflict is necessary
We mention a lot of books:
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
The Child that Books Built by Francis Spufford
The Beach Trap by Ali Brady
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The History of England by Jane Austen (from the Juvenilia)
Fredrick and Elfrida by Jane Austen (from the Juvenilia)
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