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Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock

4 Extra Debut. Laura Solon, Fleur Adcock and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Rumer Godden, Evelyn Waugh and Jane Gardam. From 2011.

Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite paperbacks with writer Fleur Adcock and comedian Laura Solon. Their choices include a modern classic by Evelyn Waugh and two coming-of-age novels, one set in France and the other in the north of England.

Harriett Gilbert's choice: The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
Publ. Pan

Laura Solon's choice: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
Publ. Penguin Modern

Fleur Adcock's choice: Bilgewater by Jane Gardam
Publ. Abacus Books

Producer Christine Hall

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2011.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Jan 2021 03:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 21 Jun 2011 16:30
  • Fri 24 Jun 2011 23:00
  • Mon 4 Jan 2021 18:30
  • Tue 5 Jan 2021 00:30
  • Sat 9 Jan 2021 15:30
  • Sun 10 Jan 2021 03:30

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