On Binge Reading this week, biographical fiction author Marie Benedict talks about her latest best seller, The Mitford Affair, the story of the beautiful and notorious Mitford sisters. Famous as the debutant daughters of an English Peer and then infamous as World War II traitors

Hi there. I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler and critics rave about Marie Benedict’s uncanny ability to unearth untold woman's stories - from Albert Einstein's first wife to the hidden life of Agatha Christie - from JP Morgan's personal librarian-  to Andrew Carnegie's maid, she's written about them all.

On Binge Reading today, Marie talks about where her passion for storytelling comes from and how she works on excavating stories like a literary archaeologist.

Historic Romance Giveaway

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Historical Romance Sale

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And Books #7 (Tainted Fortune) and #8 (Captive Heart) are here.

Can a sugar heiress and a winemaker solve a puzzling murder before their vintage turns deadly?

That's a San Francisco mystery and A Hawaiian Christmas Novella.

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Links to things discussed in this episode

The Mists of Avalon – the book that got Marie hooked on history: :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mists_of_Avalon

Mists of Avalon TV series; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244353/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mists-Avalon-Marion-Zimmer-Bradley/dp/0345350499

Lord Redesdale (The Mitford daughter’s father:  https://spartacus-educational.com/SSredesdale.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mitford,_2nd_Baron_Redesdale

The Mystery of Mrs Christie, by Marie Benedict:  https://www.authormariebenedict.com/the-mystery-of-mrs-christie.html

Mileva Einstein:  https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-forgotten-life-of-einsteins-first-wife/

The Other Einstein, by Marie Benedict: https://www.authormariebenedict.com/the-other-einstein.html

The Personal Librarian: https://www.authormariebenedict.com/the-personal-librarian.html

Victoria Christopher Murray – Marie’s Co-Author and author in her own right of more than 30 books: https://victoriachristophermurray.com/

Belle da Costa Greene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_da_Costa_Greene

Mick Herron: The Slough House series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Herron

Mary McLeod Bethune:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McLeod_Bethune

Eleanor Roosevelt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt

Where to Find Marie Benedict Online

Website: authormariebenedict.com

Facebook: @authormariebenedict

Instagram: @authormariebenedict

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Introducing Author Marie Benedict

Biographical fiction author Marie Benedict

Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Marie, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.

Marie Benedict: I am absolutely delighted to be here as, as I said to you right before you hit the record button, obviously I love to talk books, but oh my gosh, I love New Zealand and it's just such a delight to get to talk with you while you were there.

Jenny Wheeler: That's wonderful. Now you've made a name for yourself. write a bestselling historical fiction about real women's stories.

Some of them well-known women, others of them not so well known at all,