Open Book - Dame Joan Bakewell on writing a novel

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Dame Joan Bakewell on writing a novelDame Joan Bakewell on writing a novel

Released On: 08 Mar 2009

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Dame Joan Bakewell explains why she has waited until her eighth decade to publish a novel.

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