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Syima Aslam & Stig Abell

4 Extra Debut. Syima Aslam, Stig Abell and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Jane Austen, JK Rowling and Virginia Woolf. From 2020.

Co-founder of the Bradford Literature Festival, Syima Aslam and journalist Stig Abell join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Jane Austen, JK Rowling and Virginia Woolf.

Both are part of the expert panel that chose the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling
Publisher: Bloomsbury

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Publisher: Penguin

Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

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