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A Good Read: Frances Barber and Grace Dent

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Grace Dent and Frances Barber talk favourite books at the R4 More Than Words Festival.

4 Extra Debut. Grace Dent, Frances Barber and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Nancy Mitford, Khaled Hosseini and Margaret Atwood. From 2012.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests – writer, Grace Dent and actress, Frances Barber - discuss favourite books by Nancy Mitford, Khaled Hosseini and Margaret Atwood. 

From Bristol at BBC Radio 4's More Than Words Listening Festival.

Grace Dent chooses: Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford.

Frances Barber chooses A Thousand Splendid Suns by Aghan-born novelist Khaled Hosseini.

And Harriett Gilbert chooses: Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.

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