A Bumper Back to School Book Special & Thoughts on the Roxanne Pallet Assault Allegations

We’re back! We wish we were still on the sun lounger, but here we are, at your disposal - with a giant book chat of what we have enjoyed in the last month. Also today, we discuss the social media trolling of the late Sinéad McNamara and Instagram influencer Scarlett Dixon; and Celebrity Big Brother’s biggest controversy yet - after soap actor Roxanne Pallet accused fellow contestant and actor Ryan Thomas of assault, which footage revealed to have never happened. The fall-out has been swift; Roxanne has described herself as “the most hated person in Britain.” But when does criticism morph into crucifixion? When will we stop trying to ‘cancel’ or ‘delete’ people - particularly women - from public consciousness? And how do Roxanne’s allegations damage the #MeToo movement?  You can e-mail The High Low [email protected] or tweet us @thehighlowshow BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Normal People, by Sally Rooney How Do You Like Me Now, by Holly Bourne Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng Bitter Orange, by Claire Fuller  The Pisces, by Melissa Broder Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan Educated, by Tara Westover  Confessions of a Single Mother, by Amy Nicoll The Wives, by Lauren Weisberger The Hunting Party, by Lucy Foley  The Break, by Marian Keys  This Is Going To Hurt, by Adam Kay A Short Affair, edited by Simon Oldfield  The End of The Affair - Graham Green  The Outline - Rachel Cusk  The Cost of Living - Deborah Levy Cassandra At The Wedding - Dorothy Baker  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy