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Monica Ali and Kevin Crossley-Holland

4 Extra Debut. Host Sue MacGregor, Monica Ali and Kevin Crossley-Holland discuss books by Jeanette Winterson, Chang-Rae Lee and Julia Blackburn. From April 2004.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - writers, Monica Ali and Kevin Crossley-Holland - discuss books by Jeanette Winterson, Chang-Rae Lee and Julia Blackburn. From 2004.

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
Publisher: Vintage

A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee
Publisher: Granta

The Leper's Companions by Julia Blackburn
Publisher: Vintage.

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30 minutes

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  • Tue 20 Apr 200416:30
  • Sun 25 Apr 200423:00
  • Mon 22 May 201718:30
  • Tue 23 May 201700:30

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