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Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey recommend favourite books to presenter Harriett Gilbert.

Actors Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey recommend favourite books to presenter Harriett Gilbert. They are The Elegance of The Hedgehog and Close Range: Brokeback Mountain.

The actors Sarah Hadland (Miranda, That Mitchell and Webb Look) and Russell Tovey (Being Human, The History Boys) recommend favourite books to presenter Harriett Gilbert. Sarah's choice is French hit The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Russell's is Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx, made into a film with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal and Harriett's is The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp. Follow A Good Read on instagram @agoodreadbbc 
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