Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari discuss books by Noel Streatfeild, Christopher Hitchens and Paul Aster. From 2009.
Sue MacGregor talks to broadcaster Vanessa Feltz and journalist Johann Hari about their favourite books by Noel Streatfeild, Christopher Hitchens and Paul Aster.
The Saplings by Noel Streatfeild
Publisher: Persephone Classics
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice by Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Verso Books
The New York Trilogy by Paul Aster.
Publisher: Faber
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
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