Jane Green has eighteen New York Times best sellers and ten million in sales in the woman's fiction genre with several books picked up by film and TV. Her latest Sister Stardust is her first foray into biographical fiction, telling the story of international jet-setter Talitha Getty, wife of mega rich heir Paul Getty, and their rock and roll life in Marrakesh in the sixties.
Hi there. I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler. And on Binge Reading today, Jane talks about her fascination for Talitha Getty, the woman who had everything and lost it all, and offers some fascinating insights into where she sees popular fiction going in the next few years.
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Links to things mentioned in the show:
The Beach House, Jane Green: https://www.amazon.com/Beach-House-Jane-Green/dp/0452295386
Mary Jane: Jessica Anya Blau: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54870208-mary-jane
Hippies: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1967/09/the-flowering-of-the-hippies/306619/
Summer of Love: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/may/27/escape
Haight Ashbury: https://thehauntghosttours.com/blog/tips-for-visiting-haight-ashbury-neighborhood/
Sister Stardust Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Fmk66fV8bBaAtTDx2LzaJ?si=wQXWe4OfQhmpKvcnLzfFxA
Straight Talking: Jane Green; https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Talking-Novel-Jane-Green/dp/0767915593
High Fidelity, Nick Hornby: https://www.amazon.com/High-Fidelity-Nick-Hornby/dp/1573225517
Bridget Jones Diary, Helen Fielding: https://www.amazon.com/Bridget-Joness-Diary-Helen-Fielding/dp/014028009X
Rainbow Girl, Jane Green story in podcast form: https://www.janegreen.com/2022/10/rainbow-girl-a-new-audio-drama-set-in-the-rock-star-world-of-1979-available-now/
Emerald Audio: https://emeraldaudio.net/podcasts/rainbow-girl/
Jane Green; The lifestyle brand: https://www.janegreen.com/figless-manor/
Good Assassins Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TUFsoI45qbWNEZF2Wb5pr
Root of Evil podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5pi39okDAFEW9h9d3iA9Z1
Jean Hanff Korelitz: The Plot; https://www.amazon.com/Plot-Jean-Hanff-Korelitz/dp/125079076X
Jean Hanff Korelitz: The Latevomer; https://www.amazon.com/Latecomer-Jean-Hanff-Korelitz/dp/1250790794
A M Homes: The Unfolding; https://www.amazon.com/Unfolding-Novel-M-Homes/dp/0735225354
A M Homes: May We Be Forgiven: https://www.amazon.com/May-We-Be-Forgiven-Novel/dp/014750970X
Where to find Jane online:
Website: www.janegreen.com
Facebook: facebook.com authorJane Green
Instagram: @Janegreenauthor
Podcasts: Emerald Audio: https://emeraldaudio.net/podcasts/rainbow-girl/
Introducing author Jane Green
Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Jane. Hello there, Jane, and welcome to the show. It's wonderful to have you with us.
Podcaster and women's fiction author Jane Green
Jane Green: Hi, Jenny. It's great to be. here
Jenny Wheeler: You're a top woman's fiction author. There's no disputing that you've got eighteen New York Times best sellers and 10 million books in print. But this latest book is just a slight change in direction for you. It's still very much women's fiction, but it is bio fiction. It's based on a real person and that person is Talitha Getty, one of the Paul Getty wives.
And it's based in Marrakesh in the late sixties. Now, what attracted you to this story and to slightly change in your directi...