Hello and welcome to Story Time for Grownups. I'm Faith Moore, and this season we're reading

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. Each episode, I'll read a few chapters from the book,

pausing from time to time to give brief explanations, so it's easier to follow along. It's like an

audiobook with built-in notes.

So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in.

It's story time. Hello, welcome back. I'm so happy to be here with you. I'm always so happy to be here with you. I've

gotten so many lovely letters from people saying, okay, fine, I won't read ahead. I'll stay with you.

I'll keep listening in real time. And that has made me very happy okay, fine, I won't read ahead. I'll stay with you. I'll keep listening

in real time. And that has made me very happy. Of course, I don't want to cramp your style.

If you want to read ahead, go ahead and read ahead. One of the goals of this podcast is to make

these books more accessible, more enjoyable, more exciting for you. And if you're thinking,

I've got to absolutely know what happens,

I can't wait for the next episode, then check that box, right? You are enjoying this book

the way it should be enjoyed. You are enjoying these books like stories, not like strange

secret codes that your English teacher has to unpack and dissect for you before you can

understand.

No, these are stories, they're great stories, and the fact that you're like, I can't wait,

I've got to know what's going on, means that you are reading them like stories.

So check that box.

That's amazing.

So I don't want to cramp your style.

You do you.

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