Surprise!! We’re releasing this episode a day earlier than usual because it’s Valentine’s Day, and we have a LOT of love to share for one of our all-time favorite Gilded Age authors! Amy and Amanda gush about the inimitable George MacDonald and how his works have shaped their lives, plus they take a closer look at MacDonald’s last book, Far Above Rubies (1898), a sweet novella that not only perfectly encapsulates his writing career, but also exposes his tender heart for a hurting world. It’s a multi-layered Valentine episode you don’t want to miss!
Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: the Gilded Age, George MacDonald, C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy, Madeleine L’Engle, J. R. R. Tolkein, G. K. Chesterton, What’s Mine’s Mine, Phantastes, Lilith, The Princess and the Goblin, Diary of an Old Soul, Louisa MacDonald, Frank Capra, It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart, and “Stand By Your Man.”