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Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

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Bookclub: Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age

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Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age

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Tahmima Anam discusses her award winning novel, A Golden Age.

Tahmima  Anam answers readers' questions about her award winning novel, A Golden Age which  follows a family during the Bangladesh War of Independence.

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam is set fifty years ago, during the Bangladesh War of Independence.  The conflict is seen through the eyes of  Rehana, a fiercely protective mother, whose children join the fighting.  Rehana, though not a natural revolutionary, becomes involved in the conflict herself,  determined to do whatever it takes to keep her family intact. 
Tahmima Anam joins James Naughtie to answer questions from readers about this powerful, award winning book.

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