Steve Backshall and Geraldine Bedell
4 Extra Debut. Steve Backshall, Geraldine Bedell and Harriett Gilbert on books by Kate Grenville, Michelle Paver and Hisham Matar. From 2012.
Deadly 60 presenter Steve Backshall and Editor of Gransnet Geraldine Bedell discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
Geraldine picks 'The Idea of Perfection' by Kate Grenville, a touching romance between two people in the eccentric little backwater of Karakarook, Australia.
Steve opts for a chilling ghost-story set around a scientific expedition to the Arctic Circle in 1937 - 'Dark Matter' by Michelle Paver.
Harriett's choice is 'In the Country of Men' by Hisham Matar, a tender coming-of-age story about nine-year-old Suleiman who becomes the man of the house when his father goes away on business.
Producer: Toby Field
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
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