Adored by battalions of devotees and maligned by others for melodramatic twists and turns, soap operas have had an outsized impact on culture, prefiguring the rise of todays reality television and character-driven prestige dramas. In Love in the Afternoon... and Evening, cultural critics Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen salute the stories and talent that have sustained the industry since its radio days. Featured are interviews with soap icons; deep dives into the genres infamous tropes and archetypes; and considered takes on the industrys treatment of race, reproductive rights and queerness. Part cultural analysis, part backstage tour and all love letter to an oftmisunderstood art form, Love in the Afternoon... and Evening will make you want to bust out of your shoulder pads and binge-watch your favourite show all over again.
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Mayukh Sens Love, Queenie was praised as:
Extraordinary." The New York Times Book Review
"[ Love, Queenie] is one of the best film-related biographies Ive read." Brian McFarlane, The Sydney Morning Herald
