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Ruth Rendell and Robert Macfarlane

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Robert Macfarlane and Ruth Rendell discuss books by Samuel Butler, Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Roald Dahl. From August 2005.

Sue MacGregor and guests - writers, Ruth Rendell and Robert Macfarlane - discuss books by Samuel Butler, Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Roald Dahl. From August 2005.

The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
Publisher: Dover Thrift Editions

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Publisher: Penguin Classics

Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin.

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