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What are the books that changed your life, your attitude to living and view of the world?

What are the books that changed your life, your attitude to living, your view of the world? Picking five books that are significant to them, guests give us a fascinating insight

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My Life in Five Books: Series 1: Tony Parsons

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Series 1

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Stuart Cosgrove speaks to Tony Parsons about the five most significant books in his life.

Controversial columnist, author and book lover Tony Parsons tells Stuart Cosgrove why he loves JM Barrie's Peter Pan. From October 2010.

In this series Stuart Cosgrove meets guests from the literary world and beyond to hear about the five very special books in their lives. 

Tony Parsons is a bestselling author, a newspaper columnist and an outspoken commentator.

He published his first novel, The Kids in 1976 while working in a Gin factory. Making a name for himself as a journalist on the New Musical Express he went on to publish several semi-autobiographical novels including Man and Boy in 1999.

His latest book, Tony Parsons on Life, Death and Breakfast has just been published. 

Talking to Stuart Cosgrove, Tony picks five significant books from his book shelves including a memorable title from his childhood, a book he would describe as life changing and the tome he has bought but has never finished.

My Life in Five Books: Series 1

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What are the books that changed your life, your attitude to living, your view of the world? Picking five books that are significant to them, our guests give us a fascinating insigh

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