Harriett Gilbert talks to children's writer Eleanor Updale and TV and radio presenter Andrea Oliver about favourite books by William Trevor, Mohsin Hamid and Laura Esquivel.'Love and Summer' by William Trevor
Publisher: Penguin'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel
Publisher: Black Swan'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' by Mohsin Hamid
Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
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Folge vom 14.02.2012Eleanor Updale and Andrea Oliver
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Folge vom 07.02.2012Bonnie Greer and Simon BrettHarriett Gilbert and her guests - writer, Bonnie Greer and scriptwriter, Simon Brett - discuss their favourite books by Alberto Méndez, Michael Green and Annie Proulx.'Blind Sunflowers' by Alberto Mendez Publisher: Arcadia Books''The Art of Coarse Acting' by Michael Green Publisher: Samuel French'The Shipping News' by Annie Proulx Publisher: Fourth EstateFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
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Folge vom 29.11.2011Lucy Worsley, Barbara StockingChief Executive of Oxfam Barbara Stocking, and historian Lucy Worsley discuss their favourite paperbacks with Harriett Gilbert.Barbara's choice is Antonia Fraser's intimate portrait of her relationship with Harold Pinter: Must You Go.Lucy's book is a kitchen classic: Food in England by Dorothy Hartley.Harriett's choice is the seedy crime thriller that gave us the malevolent character Pinkie: Brighton Rock by Graham Greene.Producer: Toby Field.
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Folge vom 22.11.2011Rachel Johnson and Martin KelnerJournalist, Rachel Johnson, and journalist/broadcaster Martin Kelner join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Beth Gutcheon, Norman Collins and Beryl Bainbridge. Rachel's choice is about every parent's worst nightmare - the disappearance of a child: Still Missing by Beth Gutcheon.Martin opts for a weighty story of the capital city and its characters during the Second World War: London Belongs to Me by Norman Collins.Harriett's choice is the witty and poignant tale of two women, desperately seeking love, lust and wine: The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge.First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 2011.