Her last book The Travelling Horn Player was nominated for the Whitbread prize and her latest novel Frankie and Stankie has been described as "a gorgeous book about growing up".
Barbara Trapido joins Jenni to talk about the trials of sisterhood, teenage friendships, and growing up in 1950s South Africa. Frankie and Stankie by Barbara Trapido, Published by Bloomsbury 2003, ISBN: 074756034X The Travelling Hornplayer by Barbara Trapido, Published April 1999 by Penguin Books, ISBN: 0140260137
