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Maud: Books, Babes, & Barbiturates

Maud: Books, Babes, & Barbiturates

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Maud: Books, Babes, & Barbiturates looks at the life of author and Canadian icon Lucy Maud Montgomery, through the lens of two women living in the 21st century.

Using Maud's own journals and the research of Dr. Mary Rubio, your hosts, Jen MacLennan and Stef Drummond piece together the interesting, and at times tragic life of Maud.

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  • Episodes Coming Soon!

    Episodes Coming Soon!
    Jan 3 2022
    An avid gardener, LMM referred to her writing prep as “spade work." Digging around her novels, hauling out the weeds, and nurturing new growth - this was how LM Montgomery created the books we love. We are doing our "spade work". Pouring over her journals, novels and biographies; digging away! And we can't wait to share it all with you!
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    1 min
  • Episode 01: Biography Is A Screaming Farce

    Episode 01: Biography Is A Screaming Farce
    Dec 27 2021

    Enigmatic and brilliant, LM Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, is a literary legend. But she is so much more than her work. In this episode, Maud’s words come back to haunt her as we deconstruct the “biography” Maud left behind in her journals and start digging for the real story.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 02: Does She Not Stand At My Elbow

    Episode 02: Does She Not Stand At My Elbow
    Dec 22 2021

    Is Anne just Maud in disguise? In this episode, we take a look at how the two are the same and how abruptly the similarities end.

    Maud insists Anne of Green Gables sprang from her imagination, but the parallels between Maud’s life and her red-headed heroine are too close not to examine. Was she inspired by the news of the day? Or by a starlet who was embroiled in a scandalous murder case? In this episode, we look at all the factors that led Maud to Green Gables and what she was up against as she wrote it.

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    29 mins
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