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A Good Read

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Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe

Duration:
30 minutes
First broadcast:
Tuesday 12 February 2013

Harriett Gilbert is joined by writer Meg Rosoff and comedian Sara Pascoe to talk about the books they love - which in Sara's case is The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Meg's choice is Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. And Harriett brings along An Education by Lynn Barber, which was made into an acclaimed film starring Carey Mulligan.
Producer Beth O'Dea.

  • BOOKS FEATURED IN THE PROGRAMME

    An Education by Lynn Barber Published by Penguin

    Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata Published by Penguin Classics  

    The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Published by Penguin

  • Meg Rosoff

    Meg Rosoff

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