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Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock

Laura Solon, Fleur Adcock and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Rumer Godden, Evelyn Waugh and Jane Gardam.

Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite paperbacks with writer Fleur Adcock and comedian Laura Solon. Their choices include a modern classic by Evelyn Waugh and two coming-of-age novels, one set in France and the other in the north of England.

Harriett Gilbert's choice: The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
Publ. Pan

Laura Solon's choice: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
Publ. Penguin Modern

Fleur Adcock's choice: Bilgewater by Jane Gardam
Publ. Abacus Books

Producer: Christine Hall

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Sun 10 Jan 202103:30
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