麻豆社

Val Derbyshire from Sheffield University argues that some of the Mills and Boon books should be taken seriously as feminist texts.

To give you a taste of their content, 麻豆社 Radio 4 newsreader Kathy Clugston reads some extracts.

Speaking to Edward Stourton, Ms Derbyshire said there was much more to the books than "escapist romance", describing them as a "literary of protest".

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