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Lisa Jewell & Aditya Chakrabortty

Lisa Jewell, Aditya Chakrabortty and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Amit Chaudhuri, Liz Nugent and Rose Tremain. From 2019.

Author Lisa Jewell and economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Amit Chaudhuri, Liz Nugent and Rose Tremain.

Afternoon Raag by Amit Chaudhuri
Publisher: Oneworld

Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent
Publisher: Penguin

Rosie: Scenes from a Vanished Life by Rose Tremain
Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

Photo credit: Andrew Whitton

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  • Tue 22 Oct 2019 16:30
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  • Tue 7 Oct 2025 10:00
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