Enjoy this magical realism story and cult classic film that we can’t shut up about. They made some questionable changes from page to screen but honestly we like them both for very different reasons. We talk about which of the sisters we saw ourselves as in high school and reveal which of the Owens women we want to be now. Dig into these details with us.

Episode Drink:  Midnight Margaritas

1/2 cup Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice (5 limes)

2 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice (1 lemon)

1 cup Triple Sec

1 cup White Tequila

2 cups Ice (8-10 cubes)

2 wedges lime

Kosher Salt for rim

Add lime juice, lemon juice, triple sec, tequila, and ice to a blender and process until fully slushed. Use a lime wedge to moisten the rim of two glasses, and dunk each rim into a plate of kosher salt. Pour your margs in, and commence with a circular dance around the nearest table.

Recipe From: TwoCrumbsUp.com

Our Drinking Game for this Story 

Take a drink every time 

Sally is literally a Sober Sally 

You envy the Aunts and actually decide to live more like them

You wish you’d been as bold as Gillian in high school

You love the soundtrack 

And take two sips when you remember that song and need to forget it again

Everytime Kylie is a little bitch

Anytime any of the sisters share a tender moment (Sally/Gillian, Antonia/Kylie)

Whenever you fantasize about living in their house

COVID Comforts

Jordan : Beaver Island, MI

Emily : Stray (video game)

A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what’s coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.

Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is “Harlequin” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

This story offers so much scope for the imagination! We truly feel we are kindred spirits with Anne (spelled with an E, obviously). And the wrap up of the show left us in the depths of despair. We’ll just have to console ourselves with the absolute multitude of books in this series. Jordan shares her anger at why this ended and Emily reveals why she hates being compared to this main character sometimes.

Episode Drink: Raspberry Cordial

Ingredients:

• one four liter pail of freshly picked cleaned raspberries
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup of honey

Instructions:

In a large non-metallic bowl, crush the raspberries with a potato masher or similar utensil.

Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the crushed berries; stir in the lemon juice. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a cool, dark place for 24 hours. The next day, pour the crushed berries through a cheesecloth to sieve out the particles. This will take a while as you have to let the liquid slowly seep through the cloth. Place the liquid in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove. Add the honey and stir in.Add in the sugar to taste, but do not add more honey. Honey can override the raspberry taste in this recipe, but adding half a cup will give it a gorgeous depth of taste that plain sugar doesn't. Boil the liquid for another three minutes. Put in Jars. Tuck in a cool place. Will be good all winter

Recipe From: TheKitchenMagpie.com

Our Drinking Game for this Story 

Take a drink every time Anne is overly excited 

Take a drink every time you want to hug Matthew 

Take a drink every time Anne says “scope for the imagination”

Take a drink every time Ms. Rachel Lynde gossips

Take a drink every time Anne thinks about how much she hates Gilbert Blythe

Take a drink every time Anne references a book

Take a drink every time Anne screws up something

Take a drink every time the show updates something to be more inclusive

Spray some cheese spray in your mouth whenever you start to sob at the show

Finish your drink to balance out the wholesomeness of the show. Like we love it so much and it’s just so beautiful.

COVID Comforts:

Jordan: Descendants of the Sun (Hulu)

Em: Locke and Key (Netflix)

A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what’s coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.

Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is “Harlequin” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Follow us into the misty moors as we discuss whether or not this really is a love story, how much we’re enjoying the gothic drama, and if Bertha really was crazy. We also talk about what the teenage versions of ourselves might have thought of this book and how much we need to read more from all the Bronte sisters.

Episode Drink: From Tequila Mockingbird by Tim Federle 

Gin Eyre

8 sprigs of fresh mint, washed

2 oz English gin

1 oz lemon juice

1 ½ tsp granulated sugar

2 dashes orange bitters

Tear the mint leaves and put into a shaker. Put other ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.

“Now nurse that drink like a good nanny”

Take a drink:

Whenever someone says something mean to Jane

Whenever Mr. Rochester is an asshole

Whenever you eyeroll at the outdated expectations

Whenever the a ghost haunts a house or a room

Take two drinks whenever someone proposes marriage to Jane

Roll your eyes when men just keep vocalizing their stupid expectations of Jane when it’s none of their fucking business

Take a  drink when you really give a second, third, and fourth thought to how crazy was Bertha and was she really crazy?

Finish your drink when you realize maybe this wasn’t a love story after all. 

COVID Comforts

Emily - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Jordan - Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne Du Maurier

A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what’s coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.

Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is “Harlequin” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.