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Liz Carr and Kate Williams

Liz Carr, Kate Williams and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Penny Pepper, Murasaki Shikibu and Jenny Erpenbeck. From 2018.

Actor Liz Carr and historian and writer, Kate William join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Penny Pepper, Murasaki Shikibu and Jenny Erpenbeck.

First In The World Somewhere by Penny Pepper
Publisher: Unbound

Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu
Publisher: Penguin [Translator: Richard Bowring]

Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck
[Translator: Susan Bernofsky)
Publisher: Portobello Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

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28 minutes

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Wed 16 Apr 2025 00:00
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