Lauren Mayberry and Rob Deering
CHVRCHES frontwoman Lauren Mayberry and comedian Rob Deering join Harriett Gilbert to chew over the merits of 'Mansfield Park', 'The Memory Police' and 'Kiss Myself Goodbye'.
CHVRCHES frontwoman Lauren Mayberry and comedian and writer Rob Deering are Harriett Gilbert's guests this week. Rob picks a staple of the literary canon, 'Mansfield Park' by Jane Austen, a frothier read than perhaps anyone remembers featuring the "Indiana Jones of 19th century social graces鈥�. Lauren chooses the Japanese dystopian novel 'The Memory Police' by Y艒ko Ogawa, which she says draws parallels with the political realities of today. 'Kiss Myself Goodbye' by Ferdinand Mount is Harriett's choice in which Mount searches for the truth behind his mysterious Aunt Munca, uncovering a history of deceptions, false identities and abandonment.
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