S08.05: Governesses with Louisa Darling

<p>How is it possible we've never done a governess episode? And how is it possible Louisa Darling hasn't been a guest on the pod yet? We're rectifying both of these injustices this week. We talk about Jane Eyre, The Sound of Music and other primordial governesses, and discuss exactly what kind of buttons these books installed--almost entirely thanks to old school historicals. We also talk about how governess books are some of the only books in which we will suffer a child, and yes, we shout out the nannies, too!</p><p>Louisa Darling is the pen name of Louisa Edwards and Lily Everett, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/495phCZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don’t Let Your Dukes Grow Up to be Scoundrels</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/4h9f9eJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Have All the Scoundrels Gone</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/47o27q9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scoundrel, Take Me Away</a>.</p><p>Our next read along is Gorilla T...