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Helen Russell
- Audible Sessions: FREE Exclusive Interview
- Narrated by: Helen Russell
- Length: 15 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Art & Literature
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Emma Thompson & Isabella Inchbald
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Thompson has previously worked on screen adaptations of Austen’s novels, including writing the screenplay of Sense and Sensibility, for which she won an Academy Award for the Best Adapted Screenplay. The film is still considered one of the all-time best screen adaptations of a Jane Austen novel and inspired the resurgence of Austen adaptations. Isabella Inchbald is a newcomer in comparison but very well versed in voice work, winning the prestigious BBC Carleton Hobbs Award 2017, and is perfect for our heroine, Emma Woodhouse.
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very informative
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Summary
Helen Russell joins Sophie Plateau in the Audible Studios to talk about her new novel.
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- R
- 09-08-18
Laugh out loud funny!
Without wishing to sound cheesy this book is not only entertaining, with great narration, but will give you that warm fussy feeling that life's ok.
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- Denise P. Fernandes
- 31-08-19
Spoiler Alert!!!
Don't listen to this interview before finishing the book, which was the error I have just committed.
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- Creative Eliza
- 09-06-18
Great Interview
A lovely visit with Helen Russell. To hear her in person causes me to be eager to read more of her works!