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Sometimes you need to have a glass of wine, cuppa whatever and listen to a good old weird story. Musical score Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

Oct 17, 2019

On the surface, The Lonely Doll depicts the glamour of city life. But when you dig deeper, you realize it's a disturbing portrait of deep loneliness, which is way to describe its author, Dare Wright. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about Wright's upbringing, the weird relationship with her mother and whether some people should even have children.

Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

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“Kim Gordon: By the Book.” The New York Times, 26 Feb. 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/books/review/kim-gordon-by-the-book.html.

Nathan, Jean. The Secret Life of The Lonely Doll: the Search for Dare Wright. Picador/Henry Holt & Co., 2005.