Books that tell history
From Amsterdam's 17th century to the trenches of WW1 - books that have depicted history
Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies
World Book Club discusses Bring Up the Bodies with Man Booker prize-winner Hilary Mantel
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Mohsin Hamid
Author Mohsin Hamid on his book The Reluctant Fundamentalist, now made into a film
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Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love
A novel about love, mysticism and the life of the Sufi poet Rumi
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Nuruddin Farah - Maps
Somali writer Nuruddin Farah will be discussing his novel Maps with Harriett Gilbert
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Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love
Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif on what has gone wrong in Egypt in her eyes
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Colm Toibin - Brooklyn
Poignant tale of young Irish woman trying to make a new life in 1950s New York
Rose Tremain - Restoration
Rose Tremain answers questions from listeners about her best-seller, Restoration.
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Louis De Bernieres - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres answers questions about his novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
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Pat Barker - Regeneration
The author discusses the psychological impact of World War I
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Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
A richly imagined historic tale of art, beauty,lust and greed in.1630s Amsterdam.
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Ian McEwan - Atonement
Ian McEwan discusses his 20th century familiy saga about the need for atonement
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Kate Grenville - The Secret River
Historical novel about a 19th-century Englishman transported to Australia for theft
