A Good Read

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Harriett Gilbert

Antonia Quirke

Kerry Shale

Beth O'Dea

A Good Read: Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale

Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.

Film critic Antonia Quirke and actor Kerry Shale talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books, which include a graphic novel, a travel book and a collection of short poems.

Film critic Antonia Quirke and actor Kerry Shale talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books, which are wildly varied: a graphic novel, a travel book and a collection of short poems.

Kerry Shale talks about Blankets, a poignant memoir drawn and written by Craig Thompson.

Antonia's choice is a less well-known book by the author of Ring of Bright Water. It's A Reed Shaken by the Wind: Travels among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq by Gavin Maxwell.

Harriett Gilbert's recommendation is Short and Sweet: 101 Very Short Poems, edited by Simon Armitage.

Producer Beth O'Dea.

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4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale discuss books by Craig Thompson, Gavin Maxwell and Simon Armitage. From 2013.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - film critic, Antonia Quirke and actor, Kerry Shale - discuss their favourite books by Craig Thompson, Gavin Maxwell and Simon Armitage.

Short and Sweet: 101 Very Short Poems
Edited by Simon Armitage
Publisher:  Faber and Faber

Blankets by Craig Thompson
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions

A Reed Shaken By The Wind: Travels Among The Marsh Arabs of Iraq by Gavin Maxwell
Publisher:  Eland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.

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