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Book Club: Denis Theriault

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

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.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Dec 2014 17:05

Music Played

  • Cameo

    Word Up

    • Platinum - The Definitive R&B Collection (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music TV.
  • Coldplay

    Ink

    • Ghost Stories.
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.
  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Hollies

    Look Through Any Window

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 18.
  • Buddy Holly

    Everyday

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.
  • Paul McCartney

    Hope For The Future

    • Pure McCartney.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 1.
  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Dolly Parton

    Blue Smoke

    • Blue Smoke - The Best Of Dolly.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Queen

    Let Me In Your Heart Again

    • Queen Forever.
    • EMI.
    • 001.
  • Charlie Rich

    Behind Closed Doors

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Shakin’ Stevens

    Green Door

    • Shakin' Stevens - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.
  • Take That

    Patience

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • T‐Bone Walker

    Stormy Monday Blues

    • Papa Ain't Salty CD1.
    • Disky.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Dec 2014 17:05