Juliet Barker and John O'Farrell
4 Extra Debut. John O'Farrell, Juliet Barker and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Amos Oz, Jude Morgan and Jessica Francis Kane. From 2011.
Satirical writer John O'Farrell and historian Juliet Barker talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books - all of which use an unusual blend of fact and fiction.
They evoke the lives of the Brontes, the worst civilian disaster of World War II and the British mandate in Palestine.
The Taste of Sorrow by Jude Morgan
Publisher: Headline Review
The Report by Jessica Francis Kane
Publihser: Portobello Books
Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz
Publisher: Vintage
Producer Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in 2011.
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