Clare Short and Beryl Bainbridge
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor is joined by former cabinet minister Clare Short and novelist Beryl Bainbridge to discuss books by Bruce Chatwin, Francois Mauriac and Amy Chua.
Sue MacGregor and her guests - writer, Beryl Bainbridge and politician, Clare Short - discuss books by Bruce Chatwin, Francois Mauriac and Amy Chua. From 2003.
Therese by Francois Mauriac
Published by Penguin
World On Fire by Amy Chua
Published by Heinemann
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
Published by Vintage.
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