Episode 27 · 3:00 · 2 Oct 26

Verity: novel (2018) & movie (2026)

Preview only! Catch full ep on Spotify, Apple etc. Join Film Lady for a working retreat at the Crawford house in Vermont, where the coffee is strong, the husband is grieving (but hot), and the bestselling author upstairs hasn't moved or spoken in months. Supposedly. From Colleen Hoover's sensational 2018 thriller to the 2026 big-screen adaptation, Film Lady pulls up a chair at Verity's desk and reads the one manuscript that should have stayed in the drawer. Darkness ahead. You’ve been warned!

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Show Notes

Acknowledgement of Country

I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.

Content warning: violence, death,suffocation, strangulation, child death, car accident, serious injury, child abuse & endangerment, a parent intending harm to their children, Ataempts to self-induce miscarriage, pregnancy, sex scenes, infidelity, obsession, possessiveness, psychological manipulation, emotional abuse, grief, mental illness, gaslighting, deception, unreliable narration, strong language.

Spoiler warning: detailed discussion and analysis of the book & movie! All the twists revealed!

Cold Open & Warm Close: p.61-62 & p.304 respectively from Verity by Colleen Hoover | Goodreads

Pod recommendation: Read Rant Review

Madwoman in the attic book

Mentioned: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover | Goodreads

Associations:

Housemaid (2025)

Rebecca, Jane Eyre - novels & their various adaptations

50 Shades of Grey (2015)

Gone Girl (2014)

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