Jon McGregor - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

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With James Naughtie Jon McGregor won critical acclaim for his debut novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things in 2003. The novel focuses on one street in a town in the North of England, where ordinary people are going through the motions of their everyday existence - street cricket, barbecues, painting windows. A young man is in love with a neighbour who does not even know his name. An old couple make their way up to the nearby bus stop. But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening. This binds together the residents and shows the reader the imperfect lives of ordinary people on a single day. Recorded with a group of readers at the first ever Derby Book Festival. August's Bookclub choice : May We Be Forgiven by AM Homes. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Jon McGregor Producer : Dymphna Flynn.