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Denis Theriault, an award-winning author and screenwriter living in Montreal, talks to Simon about his book, The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman, which is the latest choice of the Radio 2 Book Club.

Set in Montreal, where the world of Bilodo the postman is a simple one, he regularly sneaks a peek into other peoples worlds by reading their handwritten letters. Events take a darker turn as he deviates from voyeur into an obsessive usurper. The author uses Japanese haiku and tanka poetry to allow Bilodo to converse with the woman of his dreams. A book of love, of what might have been and of what could still come...Theriault's clever book is beautifully written and up for discussion, but will the radio 2 reviewers think favourably of his work?

There's also another daft listener confession for the panel to mull over, but will they forgive? Plus music, sport, money news and travel updates.