0:00
Introduction of Prosecco N Prose Episode 10, the co-hosts, the featured Prosecco, and the novel.
01:55
Discussion on today’s D.O.C. Prosecco: Belvino was produced by Enoitalia—one of the largest privately owned wineries in Italy. It is a 4.1/5 on the Vivino App—and cheap. Wendy picked it up for $7.00 a bottle. Co-hosts discuss the “persistent perlage” of the wine and the flavors developed during the tasting.
06:10
Introduction of the author: Delia Owens. Here is a link to the book talk Ms. Owens did on Where the Crawdads Sing at Politics & Prose in Washington D.C. on April 28, 2019.
09:50
Brief introduction of the three main characters: Kya, Tate, and Chase
11:20
Wendy and Amy give a cryptic summary in a poem they authored and read it in a lyrical manner. They hope that it gave the author’s novel poetic justice. The music used was royalty free from the YouTube Audio Library. The composer was Andrew Huang’s beautiful classical piece called Wistful Harp. Please let us know how they did on their Instagram or Twitter
15:30
A brief discussion on the feminist criticism and how the co-hosts looked at Ms. Owens writing through this lens.
20:30
Wendy and Amy discuss two themes that spoke to them as educators and military spouses. The first theme discussed is the value in education whether it be formally or informally, traditionally or non-traditionally. Remember, Kya only spent one day in the classroom. The second theme discussed was is resiliency and its strong ties to self-preservation. Both topics are relevant to both co-hosts. The hosts encourage anyone wanting to discuss more themes to email them at prosecco.prose@gmail.com.
26:35
Discussion on some of the poetry in the novel: Here is a link to the B-rated YouTube video of the poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service. The video was created by Down Low Films. Here is a link to “The Correspondence-School Instructor Says Goodbye to His Poetry Students” by Galway Kinnell and a link to “The Lake of the Dismal Swam” by Thomas Moore (Tate’s favorite poem). If you'd like to discuss the poetry more in depth with the co-hosts, send your thoughts to their email address above or find them on Facebook.
39:50
Discussion on three of the several symbols: the shell necklace, the fireflies, and the seagulls. If you were wondering what the picture of the mythological photo Wendy spoke of, here is a link. Here is a link to the article by Don Enright “The 7 Habits of Highly-Effective Seagulls."
51:50
Closing thoughts on Where the Crawdads Sing and the Belvino. Wendy and Amy thank everyone for their support of Season One. They will be offering an epilogue in their next episode and then start with Season Two during the fall of 2020.