Virginia Ironside and Jeremy Lewis
Louise Doughty, Jeremy Lewis and Virginia Ironside discuss books by Truman Capote, Italo Calvino and Patrick Hamilton. From April 2000.
Louise Doughty and advice columnist Virginia Ironside and Jeremy Lewis, editor of the 'Oldie' magazine discuss favourite paperbacks by Truman Capote, Italo Calvino and Patrick Hamilton. From 2000.
Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote
Publisher: Penguin
If On A Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
Publisher: Vintage
Hanover Square by Patrick Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin.
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