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Lee Child talks to Mariella Frostrup about his first book of non fiction writing The Hero, they're joined by novelist Pat Barker to explore the origins of the hero in storytelling.

Mariella Frostrup talks to bestselling novelist Lee Child about his first book of non- fiction, The Hero. They are joined by Pat Barker, author of award-winning Regeneration trilogy and Silence of the Girls, to explore the origins of the heroic protagonist.

The Norwegian literary sensation Hanne Ørstavik talks about her novel Love which takes place across one night in a frozen, isolated town. The book has resonated around the world since it was written in 1997, but only now lands here with a new translation by Martin Aitken.

And debut novelist Kate Weinberg explores the appeal of mysterious disappearances. Her debut novel, The Truants, is a coming-of-age story imbued with plenty of twisty, murder-mystery tropes, and a deft nod to queen of the genre, Agatha Christie.

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28 minutes

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Thu 28 Nov 2019 15:30

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  • Sun 24 Nov 2019 16:00
  • Thu 28 Nov 2019 15:30

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