The Radio 2 Book Club: with Caroline Bond, Maths Teacher Confession, Spotting Swifts and Skylarks
Debut novelist Caroline Bond joins Simon for the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss Second Child. We'll also hear what our listener reviewers think about the book.
Simon welcomes debut novelist Caroline Bond to the Radio 2 Book Club, to discuss Second Child and find out what our listener reviewers think of it.
Sarah and Phil love both their children. The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when they discover that their beloved Lauren has been born with a tiny genetic glitch that will shape her future, and theirs, irrevocably. Over time the family adapt and thrive. Then one day a blood test result changes everything. Lauren is not Phil's child. Suddenly, their precious family is on the brink of destruction. But the truth they face is far more complex than infidelity. It tests their capacity to love, each other and their children, and it challenges the very idea of what makes - and what breaks - a family.
We'll also unleash a brand new Confession and play some of your Oldie suggestions.
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Before Simon speaks to Caroline, sample a chapter of the latest Radio 2 Book Club choice.
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What's the collective noun for swifts?
Duration: 01:34
Music Played
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The Divine Comedy
National Express
- New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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Roger Daltrey
As Long As I Have You
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Carpenters
Top Of The World
- The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
- A&M.
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Ricky Wilson & Hayley Sanderson
Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber Variations, Apr 2018)
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Tears for Fears
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- Now 1986 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Albin Lee Meldau
The Weight Is Gone
- (CD Single).
- Caroline.
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The La’s
Feelin'
- (CD Single).
- Go! Discs.
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Matthew Wilder
Break My Stride
- Love & Pride - A Kick Up The 80's: Vo.
- Old Gold.
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Michael McDonald
Sweet Freedom
- Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
- Warner Bros.
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Manic Street Preachers
Distant Colours
- Resistance Is Futile (Deluxe Edition).
- Columbia.
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A Flock of Seagulls
I Ran (So Far Away)
- Grand Theft Auto Vice City O.S.T. CD2.
- Epic.
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Blossoms
I Can't Stand It
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Evelyn Thomas
High Energy
- Various Artists - Disco & Dance.
- BMG.
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House of Pain
Jump Around
- (CD Single).
- Ruffness.
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Zac Efron & Zendaya
Rewrite The Stars
- The Greatest Showman O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- Atlantic.
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Howlin’ Wolf
Wang Dang Doodle
Broadcast
- Mon 9 Apr 2018 17:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2