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Adam Sisman and Tim Lott

4 Extra Debut Sue MacGregor, Adam Sisman and Tim Lott discuss books by John Wyndham, Jean Rhys and David Almond. From March 2007.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - biographer, Adam Sisman and novelist, Tim Lott discuss books by John Wyndham, Jean Rhys and David Almond.

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Publisher: Penguin Classics

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics

The Fire-Eaters by David Almond
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.

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