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Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited

Duration: 28 minutes

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

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Australian author Gail Jones discusses her new book The Death of Noah Glass, a meditation on grief, fatherhood and the transformational power of art.

Lawrence Osborne and HB Lyle explain how they've breathed new life into the stories of fictional detectives Philip Marlowe and Sherlock Holmes.

Jennifer Croll, Editorial Director at Greystone Books, recommends The Ravenmaster, a memoir of caring for the ravens at the Tower of London.

And MP Rachel Reeves explains how she bought back to life a novel by one of her parliamentary predecessor's - The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson. Show less

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Gail Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Reeves
Interviewed Guest:
Lawrence Osborne
Interviewed Guest:
H B Lyle
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Croll

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