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Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

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Mariella Frostrup

Claire Messud

Patrick McGrath

Miranda Emmerson

Open Book: Claire Messud

24/09/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Claire Messud

Claire Messud talks to Mariella Frostrup.

Bestselling writer Claire Messud talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, The Burning Girl about the bonds between friends.

Bestselling and critically acclaimed writer Claire Messud talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, The Burning Girl about the bonds between best friends. Also on the programme, Patrick McGrath and Miranda Emmerson discuss the joy of setting a novel backstage in London's West End and a curious book of photos of Soviet era health spas.

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