Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley, Richard Ford

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Matthew Sweet looks at depictions of American life and history in a special edition hearing from three American authors: Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley and Richard Ford. Producer Fiona McLean. You can download this programme by searching in the Arts and Ideas podcasts for the broadcast date. 'Lila' by Marilynne Robinson is published by Virago. 'Let me be Frank with you' by Richard Ford is published by Bloomsbury and 'Some Luck' by Jane Smiley is published by Mantle. '.