“Hello podcasting my old friend, we’re here to lock some wives in our attics again.”

In this episode, we’re going all Mr. Rochester. Your attention is Bertha. The podcast is the room she’s locked in. And the feeling you get after jumping from the roof or receiving horrible burns? That’s the aftermath of listening.

And yes, you’re right – in the first episode from the newly re-branded Smug Book Club we’re covering Chärlöttë Bröntë’s Jänë Ëyrë.

Come on an adventure with us as we attempt to take the book places it has never been before. The gutter.

Spoilers and swearing throughout.