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Bernard MacLaverty

James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty to discuss his Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Grace Notes.

James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty to discuss his Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Grace Notes, which concerns a young female composer very much in a man's world. Now living in Scotland, MacLaverty returns to his native Belfast especially for the recording of the programme.

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30 minutes

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Thu 9 Jul 2009 16:00

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  • Sun 5 Jul 2009 16:00
  • Thu 9 Jul 2009 16:00

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