EPISODE · May 2, 2023 · 50 MIN
Ursula Parrott — Ex-Wife with Marsha Gordon
from Lost Ladies of Lit · host Amy Helmes & Kim Askew
Send us Fan MailThis is the Jazz Age novel we should have read in high school! Ursula Parrott’s Ex-Wife was an instant bestseller when it was published anonymously in 1929, and it’s inspired by her own experience as a young divorcée and flapper in New York. Guest Marsha Gordon’s new biography of Parrott, Becoming the Ex-Wife, arrives in bookstores at the same time as a reissue of the dazzling novel from McNally Editions. Links: Ex-Wife by Ursula ParrottBecoming the Ex-Wife by Marsha GordonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Sigmund FreudLost Ladies of Lit episode on Marjorie Hillis with Joanna ScuttsThe Divorcee (1930 Film) Norma ShearerSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter.Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
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Send us Fan Mail This is the Jazz Age novel we should have read in high school! Ursula Parrott’s Ex-Wife was an instant bestseller when it was published anonymously in 1929, and it’s inspired by her own experience as a young divorcée and flapper in New York. Guest Marsha Gordon’s new biography of Parrott, Becoming the Ex-Wife, arrives in bookstores at the same time as a reissue of the dazzling novel from McNally Editions. Links: Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott Becoming the Ex-Wife&...
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