Angela Milne — One Year’s Time with Simon David Thomas

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Blogger, podcaster and consultant for the British Library Women Writers series Simon Thomas returns to the show to discuss Angela Milne’s 1942 novel One Year’s Time. The book follows a year in the life of a 1930s-era “bachelor girl” named Liza who lives in London. Milne, the niece of Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne, was a contributor to Punch magazine, and her snappy wit shines bright in this charming and surprisingly modern novel. Fans of the Netflix series One Day will be particularly drawn to the book’s heroine and her gorgeous-but-commitment-phobic beau.

00:00 Introduction to Lost Ladies of Lit
02:04 Introducing the Guest Speaker: Simon Thomas
03:39 Exploring Angela Milne's Early Life
05:04 Angela Milne's Career Transition to Writing
06:11 Angela Milne's Experience as a Land Girl
07:23 Angela Milne's Contribution to Punch Magazine
09:11 Diving into Angela Milne's Novel: One Year's Time
10:00 Analyzing the Characters and their Interactions
15:01 The Concept of 'Bachelor Girl' in the Novel
22:10 The Search for Security in Marriage
22:41 The Power of Words and the Fear of Rejection
23:39 The Illusion of Safety in Marriage
24:44 Liza’s Fear of Confrontation
25:43 Reading an excerpt from the novel
28:17 The Misunderstandings in Love
28:53 The Charm of Walter
31:28 The Modernity of the Story
34:25 The Journey to Republish the Book
37:27 Angela Milne's Writing Life
38:40 The Conclusion

Mentioned in this episode

One Year’s Time (shop.bl.uk/collections/british-library-women-w…) by Angela Milne
British Library Women Writers (shop.bl.uk/collections/british-library-women-w…) series
Tea or Books? (open.spotify.com/show/1hHz1mKwavqPdPzpgfOIjE) podcast
Stuck in a Book (stuckinabook.com) blog
Lost Ladies of Lit episode No. 83 on Dorothy Evelyn Smith (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/83-dorothy-evelyn-…)
Lost ladies of Lit episode No. 161 on An England Travelogue (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/161-an-england-tra…)
A.A. Milne (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(magazine) magazine
Peggy Ashcroft (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Ashcroft)
Land girls (iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-womens-land-army)
Rachel Ferguson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Ferguson)
Nöel Coward (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward)
“A Woolworth Wedding” (woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1920s-woolworthweddingw…) by R.P. Weston and Burt Lee
Jam and Genius (biblio.com/book/jam-genius-milne-angela/d/3157…)by Angela Milne
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