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09/12/2016

Christmas Days with Jeanette Winterson, Mary Portas and writer Kamila Shamsie

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Christmas Days with Jeanette Winterson, Mary Portas and writer Kamila Shamsie

Christmas Days with Jeanette Winterson. Food, relationships and ghosts!

Jeanette Winterson talks to Jenni about her new book, Christmas Days. Food memories, relationships, and why ghosts are so often associated with this time of year.

Jeanette Winterson, talks to Jenni about her new book, Christmas Days. We explore the history, magic, and difficulties of the festive period.
Food memories and feasting with friends and family - an eclectic mix including Mrs Winterson's Mince Pies, Jeanette's dad's Sherry Trifle, Shakespeare and Company's Chinese Dumplings and writer Kamila Shamsie's Turkey Biryani - which we'll be sampling in the studio. 
Plus a look at relationships which are often in the spotlight during the holidays when fathers gather together. What happens when you change your partner and your sexual orientation at the same time. For many years both Mary Portas and Susie Orbach, were married to men before falling in love and later marrying women. Mary Portas and Jeanette (who is married Susie Orbach) discuss the complexities and joys of starting a new relationship with a woman when you're older. And why are ghosts so associated with this time of year. 

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Producer Beverley Purcell.

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