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Radio 4,24 Sep 2017,28 mins

Claire Messud

Open Book

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Bestselling and critically acclaimed writer Claire Messud talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, The Burning Girl about the bonds between best friends. Also on the programme, Patrick McGrath and Miranda Emmerson discuss the joy of setting a novel backstage in London's West End and a curious book of photos of Soviet era health spas.

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