Welcome back to Middlemarch, our year-ish long read. In this episode, Rhea and Shari discuss what it means to be old and young, to have desire and duty, and the making of a person and a marriage. They talk about the various relationships in Middlemarch and how they are continuing to shape into being. They spend considerable time discussing the “big-hearted” narrator, and all they appreciate about her commentary. And they go through several quotes from Book 2, and scratch their heads over each one’s meaning.

Be sure to check out our Middlemarch page:

Be sure to find our chat section on the Middlemarch page for each week’s reading and join in the conversation!

Our next Middlemarch episode covering Book Three is scheduled to air April 3rd. Until then, read wide and read well!

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Reader & the Writer! If you liked this post, ❤️ it and share it.

The Reader & the Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the literary work we’re doing, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Get full access to The Reader & the Writer at thereaderandthewriter.substack.com/subscribe