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A Good Read: Esther Rantzen & Oliver James

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Esther Rantzen & Oliver James

29/07/2003

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Esther Rantzen and Oliver James on paperbacks by Jessica Mitford and Angela Carter.

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Esther Rantzen and Oliver James on paperbacks by Jessica Mitford, Angela Carter and Jay McInerney. From July 2003.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - broadcaster, Esther Rantzen and psychologist, Oliver James - entertain an audience in The Barn at Dartington Hall discussing their favourite paperbacks by Jessica Mitford, Angela Carter and Jay McInerney. From 2003.

Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford
Publisher: Orion

Wise Children by Angela Carter
Publisher: Vintage

Story of My Life by Jay McInerney
Publisher: Bloomsbury.

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