Shami Chakrabarti and Monica Ali
Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, and Brick Lane author Monica Ali talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights organisation Liberty, and Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane, talk about their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert. Books under discussion are Evelyn Waugh's satire on the Anglo-American relationship staged in and around an LA funeral business, The Loved One, Rachel Holmes' biography of Eleanor Marx, and the children's classic, Charlotte's Web. Conversation ranges from our attitudes to death, to strong women who make bad relationship choices, to what makes great children's literature.
Producer Sally Heaven.
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BOOKS FEATURED IN THIS BROADCAST
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The Loved One by Evelyn WaughÌýÌý
Published by Penguin
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Eleanor Marx: A Life by Rachel HolmesÌýÌý
Published by Bloomsbury
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Charlotte's Web by EB WhiteÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Harriett Gilbert |
| Interviewed Guest | Shami Chakrabarti |
| Interviewed Guest | Monica Ali |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
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