{"id":23539,"date":"2018-02-19T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=23539"},"modified":"2018-02-19T11:50:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:50:03","slug":"episode-1-anita-brookners-start-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2018\/02\/19\/episode-1-anita-brookners-start-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1: Anita Brookner&#8217;s Start in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;no&#8221; equal_height_columns=&#8221;no&#8221; menu_anchor=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; fade=&#8221;no&#8221; background_parallax=&#8221;none&#8221; parallax_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; video_mp4=&#8221;&#8221; video_webm=&#8221;&#8221; video_ogv=&#8221;&#8221; video_url=&#8221;&#8221; video_aspect_ratio=&#8221;16:9&#8243; video_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; video_mute=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;&#8221; video_preview_image=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; padding_left=&#8221;&#8221; padding_right=&#8221;&#8221;][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; layout=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; border_position=&#8221;all&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_right=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; padding_left=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; last=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;&#8221; hover_type=&#8221;none&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221;][fusion_imageframe image_id=&#8221;20947&#8243; style_type=&#8221;none&#8221; stylecolor=&#8221;&#8221; hover_type=&#8221;none&#8221; bordersize=&#8221;&#8221; bordercolor=&#8221;&#8221; borderradius=&#8221;&#8221; align=&#8221;none&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;no&#8221; gallery_id=&#8221;&#8221; lightbox_image=&#8221;&#8221; alt=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews&#8221; linktarget=&#8221;_self&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221;]http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Header-2-1-e1493098728843.jpg[\/fusion_imageframe][fusion_imageframe image_id=&#8221;23548&#8243; style_type=&#8221;none&#8221; stylecolor=&#8221;&#8221; hover_type=&#8221;none&#8221; bordersize=&#8221;0&#8243; bordercolor=&#8221;&#8221; borderradius=&#8221;&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;no&#8221; gallery_id=&#8221;&#8221; lightbox_image=&#8221;&#8221; alt=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; linktarget=&#8221;_self&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221;]http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Anita-Brookers-Start-in-Life-Featured-Image.jpg[\/fusion_imageframe][fusion_title margin_top=&#8221;&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; content_align=&#8221;center&#8221; style_type=&#8221;underline solid&#8221; sep_color=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast<br \/>\nEpisode 1: Anita Brookner&#8217;s Start in Life<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_title][fusion_text]<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thrilled to announced the relaunch of The Mookse and Gripes Podcast! The first episode is dedicated to the first four books (of fiction) &#8212; <em>A Start in Life<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Providence<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Look at Me<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Hotel du Lac<\/em> &#8212;\u00a0by Anita Brookner, the trailblazing art historian who, in her 50s, started writing beautiful, lonely fiction.<\/p>\n<p>More shows are in the works, most dedicated to a particular time in an author&#8217;s career. It should be fun. I hope you&#8217;ll check it out!<\/p>\n<p>You should be able to find the show on iTunes and Stitcher and, hopefully, the podcatcher of your choice (I use Overcast and can confirm it is there now). I know some people can see it but not yet hear it on iTunes (I think the rollout is a bit slow while the show finalizes approval). I also have it embedded in this post right here, so you can just click the bar below and give it a go!<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_text][fusion_text]<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23539-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/mookseandgripes\/Episode_1_-_Anita_Brookners_Start_in_Life.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/mookseandgripes\/Episode_1_-_Anita_Brookners_Start_in_Life.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/mookseandgripes\/Episode_1_-_Anita_Brookners_Start_in_Life.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[\/fusion_text][fusion_text]<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! I want to particularly thank\u00a0Peg Star, William Check, Paul Fulcher, Dan Friedman, Michele McCarthy, Aaron West, Alan Teder, Laura Brown, and Paul Wilson, who donated their hard-earned money to show support and to help make this podcast happen. If you&#8217;d like to donate as well, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mookse\">my Patreon page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sources and other items of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2C7UOFX\"><em>A Start in Life<\/em><\/a>, by Anita Brookner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2EDFQJu\"><em>Providence<\/em><\/a>, by Anita Brookner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2Hpnp8S\"><em>Look at Me<\/em><\/a>, by Anita Brookner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ECBYZ9\"><em>Hotel du Lac<\/em><\/a>, by Anita Brookner<\/li>\n<li><em>Understanding Anita Brookner<\/em>, by Cheryl Alexander Malcolm<\/li>\n<li><em>The Fictions of Anita Brookner: Illusions of Romance<\/em>, by John Skinner<\/li>\n<li><em>Anita Brookner<\/em>, by Lynn Veach Sadler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/anita-brookner-2\/the-debut\/\">Review of A Start in Life in <em>Kirkus Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/obituaries\/doctor-anita-brookner-art-historian-who-began-writing-novels-at-the-age-of-53-and-won-the-booker-a6933111.html\">Obituary in <em>The Independent<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2016\/mar\/15\/anita-brookner-obituary\">Obituary in <em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/books\/authors\/anita-brookner-the-final-interview\/\">Interview in <em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/interviews\/2630\/anita-brookner-the-art-of-fiction-no-98-anita-brookner\"><em>The Paris Review<\/em>: The Art of Fiction No. 98 (Fall 1987)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jwa.org\/encyclopedia\/article\/brookner-anita\">Jewish Women\u2019s Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2016\/mar\/19\/the-five-best-anita-brookner-novels\">\u201cThe Five Best Anita Brookner Novels,\u201d by Tessa Hadley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/backlistedpod\/look-at-me-anita-brookner\">Backlisted Pod on\u00a0<em>Look at Me<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/fusion_text][\/fusion_builder_column][\/fusion_builder_row][\/fusion_builder_container]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast has returned! 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