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Open Book

Claire Messud

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Bestselling and critically acclaimed writer Claire Messud talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, The Burning Girl about the bonds between best friends. Also on the programme, Patrick McGrath and Miranda Emmerson discuss the joy of setting a novel backstage in London's West End and a curious book of photos of Soviet era health spas. Show less

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Claire Messud
Interviewed Guest:
Patrick McGrath
Interviewed Guest:
Miranda Emmerson

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