Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Five Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake and writer Elif Shafak bring favourite books to the table, and Harriett Gilbert defends Denise Mina's Philip Marlowe novel.
Nihal has chosen Amma, the debut novel by Sri Lankan writer Saraid de Silva, which he compares to meeting someone on a train and having a long, intense conversation. Elif Shafak's choice, however, You're Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan, he describes as more like a hilarious night in a pub. Harriett has gone for The Second Murderer by Denise Mina, a Philip Marlowe novel. But is there a need to add to Raymond Chandler's canon?
Produced for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven
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