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The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns

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Books, Arts, Leisure, Hobbies

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Writer, academic and contributing editor of Bookanista Lucy Scholes joins Andy, John and Mathew on the pod to talk 'The Vet's Daughter', the extraordinary novel of an extraordinary girl in late Victorian South London. Also, how some books just shouldn't be turned into musicals, and the best name for a dog ever. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) 6'19 - First Signs by Barry Hinds 13'40 - The North Water by Ian Maguire 21'09 - The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. * For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm *If you'd like to support the show and join in with the book chat, listen without adverts, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a patron at www.patreon.com/backlisted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The last actually banned me from taking my son into the comic shop?

0:15.0

Why? She doesn't want him to turn into a guy behind the comic book store.

0:21.0

Wow, I think that. Wow that's he's almost a guarantee that's what I know.

0:27.0

I was sort of.

0:28.0

When you thought I won't just think of the Simpson's guy.

0:31.0

Yeah, that's it.

0:32.0

I was just saying. Worst white forever. Simpson's guy. Yeah, that's it, isn't it?

0:32.8

Worst white forever.

0:34.8

They wasted mate.

0:36.8

They are like comic foot guy from the Simpsons

0:41.5

the guy in this particular.

0:42.4

Brightly, brightening is got some comic shot.

0:45.0

It's not meant you where it is, Andy.

0:49.0

A leading city, a city on the South Coast.

0:52.0

Well, I am obviously ignored my wife,

0:54.0

the judge,

0:55.0

I'm going on it.

0:56.0

I'm going to be Saturday.

0:58.0

Winning like Favorite Dad Award every single time.

1:01.0

If I take a stroll through the redacted with my redacted to go shopping for

1:08.8

right so we kick off?

1:14.0

Hello and welcome to Backlisted.

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