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Edith Bowman & Harry Baker

4 Extra Debut. Edith Bowman, Harry Baker and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Fredrik Backman and Deborah Levy. From 2019.

Broadcaster Edith Bowman and poet Harry Baker join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Fredrik Backman and Deborah Levy.

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publisher: Hutchinson

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman [Translated by Henning Koch]
Publisher: Sceptre

The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Sep 202500:00

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  • Tue 8 Oct 201916:30
  • Fri 11 Oct 201923:00
  • Tue 16 Sep 202510:00
  • Tue 16 Sep 202516:00
  • Wed 17 Sep 202500:00

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