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0Welcome to Episode 15 of 大元聊书。
Today, we're delving into two powerful historical fiction novels set during World War II: Madeline Martin’s "The Last Bookshop in London" and Kristin Hannah’s "The Nightingale."
0:53 why I'm doing this podcast
2:50 summaries of the two books
4:45 level of difficulty of the two books for English learners
themes worth discussing
5:20 different kinds of resistance
9:30 the unseen shadow war: women's participation
12:55 the profound human cost and scars of war
15:50 what lies beyond the pages: we should not forget
18:45 conclusion
I know we shouldn’t forget or forgive. An official apology and the following compensatory actions are long overdue.
The English language creates a cognitive distance that allows for a more intellectual processing of the horror, rather than an immediate, gut-wrenching emotional response that might come from reading it in my mother tongue
Please go to my 公众号“习惯自由的Sophia”，send "reflect" to obtain the epub format of the two books.
