So, how does this idea that we can get in touch with anyone on the planet in just six simple steps relate to the play? The answer is that, apart from making social connections, it doesn't seem to have very much to do with it at all. John Guare's play was also made into a film in 1993 starring Will Smith, Stockard Channing and Donald Sutherland, and there have been a number of TV series which have focused on the concept, and even some social networking sites exploit the 'Six Degrees' premise. Having had its debut on Broadway in 1990, it's been over 18 years since the stage version of 'Six Degrees of Separation' was last seen in London. You may have encountered the concept in the game 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' where you have to link film actors to Kevin Bacon in no more than six connections, based on the films they have acted in. It's an idea concerned with social networks and the fact that the world is a smaller place than we might imagine. The people you know count as one step, and the people they know count as another and so on. Next month (February 6, 2021), we’ll start with Anne Tyler’s latest novel, Redhead By the Side of the Road.The term 'Six Degrees of Separation' refers to the notion that anyone in the world is only six steps away from making contact with someone else. Where will other chains go? Link up below or post your link in the comments section. I didn’t expect to ‘fly’ from Shakespeare to jewellery. Similarly, a necklace is critical in Adrienne Brodeur’s gripping memoir, Wild Game. I’m not mad on Ferrante, and yet I keep picking up her books… I recently finished The Lying Life of Adults, a story in which a bracelet plays an important part. Another book that made an even better film (or rather, series) was The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante. It was a good book, but the film was even better. James Fox’s novel, White Mischief, focuses on the Happy Valley set. She was also part of the ‘Happy Valley set’ in Kenya. Markham was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America. Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun is also about a female aviator, but records the true story of Beryl Markham. Great Circle is a fictional story about a female aviator. There are probably all sorts of clever Shakespearean-related links to be made, but I’m linking by name to Maggie Shipstead, whose forthcoming novel Great Circle is on the list of 2021 releases I’m looking forward to. This month we begin with Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up.
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