Antonia Fraser & Lesley Pearse
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor is joined by historian Lady Antonia Fraser and novelist Lesley Pearse to discuss books by Henry James, Joanne Harris and Barbara Trapido. From Aug 2004.
Sue MacGregor and her guests - historian Lady Antonia Fraser and novelist Lesley Pearse - discuss books by Henry James, Joanne Harris and Barbara Trapido. From 2004.
Washington Square, by Henry James
Publisher: Penguin Books
Five Quarters of the Orange, by Joanne Harris
Publisher: Black Swan
Frankie and Stankie, by Barbara Trapido
Publisher: Bloomsbury.
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Tue 10 Aug 200416:30BBC Radio 4 FM- Sun 15 Aug 200423:00BBC Radio 4 FM
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