Eleanor Updale and Andrea Oliver
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Eleanor Updale and Andrea Oliver discuss books by William Trevor, Mohsin Hamid and Laura Esquivel. From 2012.
Harriett Gilbert talks to children's writer Eleanor Updale and TV and radio presenter Andrea Oliver about favourite books by William Trevor, Mohsin Hamid and Laura Esquivel.
'Love and Summer' by William Trevor
Publisher: Penguin
'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel
Publisher: Black Swan
'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' by Mohsin Hamid
Publisher: Penguin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
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Eleanor Updale's choice
'Love and Summer' by William Trevor Publ. Penguin
Duration: 08:59
Andrea Oliver's choice
'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel Publ. Black Swan
Duration: 07:28
Harriett Gilbert's choice
'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' by Mohsin Hamid Publ. Penguin
Duration: 12:06
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- Tue 14 Feb 201216:30BBC Radio 4
- Fri 17 Feb 201223:00BBC Radio 4
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