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Neha and Shruti discuss Home Fire, a retelling of Antigone set in the present day that explores questions of family, loyalty, beliefs, and legacy. We share some background about Sophocles' Antigone to help ground the discussion, discuss the parts of the novel that we loved, and share some of our issues with its construction. And as always, we share book recommendations in our Shelf Discovery segment for readers who liked different aspects of Home Fire.
Shelf Discovery:
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
Circe by Madeline Miller
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
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Neha and Shruti discuss Home Fire, a retelling of Antigone set in the present day that explores questions of family, loyalty, beliefs, and legacy. We share some background about Sophocles' Antigone to help ground the discussion, discuss the parts of the novel that we loved, and share some of our issues with its construction. And as always, we share book recommendations in our Shelf Discovery segment for readers who liked different aspects of Home Fire.
Shelf Discovery:
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
Circe by Madeline Miller
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
If you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free newsletter.
We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at [email protected].
This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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