Tony Parsons
Controversial columnist, author and book lover Tony Parsons tells Stuart Cosgrove why he loves JM Barrie's Peter Pan. From October 2010.
In this series Stuart Cosgrove meets guests from the literary world and beyond to hear about the five very special books in their lives.
Tony Parsons is a bestselling author, a newspaper columnist and an outspoken commentator.
He published his first novel, The Kids in 1976 while working in a Gin factory. Making a name for himself as a journalist on the New Musical Express he went on to publish several semi-autobiographical novels including Man and Boy in 1999.
His latest book, Tony Parsons on Life, Death and Breakfast has just been published.
Talking to Stuart Cosgrove, Tony picks five significant books from his book shelves including a memorable title from his childhood, a book he would describe as life changing and the tome he has bought but has never finished.
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