OurShelves with Amanda Coe

Join Lucy Scholes as she has a&nbsp;frank,&nbsp;funny&nbsp;and fascinating talk with Amanda Coe,&nbsp;author of three novels,&nbsp;and&nbsp;BAFTA award winning scriptwriter of Black Narcissus – for which she also wrote the introduction to the new Virago Modern Classics edition.&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;talks about&nbsp;adapting novels&nbsp;for screen&nbsp;(like fancying someone on the first date)&nbsp;and&nbsp;explores&nbsp;the feminist texts that changed&nbsp;her&nbsp;life, from the profundity of&nbsp;<em>The Golden Notebook&nbsp;</em>(like making you wear a sanitary pad for 600 pages)&nbsp;to&nbsp;the levity of&nbsp;<em>Heartburn&nbsp;</em>(proving middle aged women do laugh).<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>