In our latest episode of Backlisted, we are joined by authors Jennifer Egan (A Visit from the Goon Squad) and Nell Stevens (Briefly, A Delicious Life), who last featured on Backlisted #170 discussing North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

This time the talk turns on The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope, the third instalment of the Palliser sequence. We explore the ways in which this novel and Trollope’s work in general confound expectation at every turn, a surprise perhaps when one considers the author’s reputation as a spokesman for the establishment.

Books mentioned:
Anthony Trollope - The Eustace Diamonds; Can You Forgive Her?; Phineas Finn; Phineas Redux,
The Prime Minister; The Duke's Children; Barchester Towers: The Chronicles of Barsetshire;
Castle Richmond; The Warden
Jennifer Egan - The Candy House; A Visit from The Goon Squad
Nell Stevens - Briefly, A Delicious Life; Bleaker House; Mrs Gaskell and Me

Other links:
Trollope’s Material Girl by Christoph Lindner
The Pallisers (BBC, 1974)
Audiobook read by David Shaw-Parker
Audiobook read by Timothy West