Ep. 63 - Jennifer Cody Epstein, “The Madwomen of Paris”

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Storytime in Paris

Paris Underground Radio

80 episodes

7 months ago

Since well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection.

Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their book. Who knows? Maybe you'll even be inspired to write your own Great French Novel. Happy listening!

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Ep. 63 - Jennifer Cody Epstein, “The Madwomen of Paris”

Storytime in Paris

41 minutes

2 years ago

Ep. 63 - Jennifer Cody Epstein, “The Madwomen of Paris”

My guest this week is best-selling, award-winning author Jennifer Cody Epstein. Jennifer’s latest novel "The Madwomen of Paris" is a work of historical fiction set in Paris’s 19th-century Salpêtrière, a notorious women’s asylum. Here, women are treated for hysteria by world famous Doctor Jean-Martine Charcot, often publicly, on stage and under hypnosis. When Josephine is admitted to the hospital in a fit of rage and amnesia, she is placed under the care of Laure, a former-resident-turned-attendant. They quickly form a strong connection that forces them to separate truth from fiction in all facets of their lives… which may include murder.

In our conversation, Jennifer shares what drew her to this particular place, period and story. She discusses the power of hysteria, hypnosis, and of beauty, how she played with perception, and why there are no heroes in her book. Then, she treats us to a reading from "The Madwomen of Paris.”

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Host and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.com

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About Us
Since well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection.

Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their...