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A Good Read: Helen Lederer & Angela Barnes

Helen Lederer & Angela Barnes

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Helen Lederer, Angela Barnes and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books.

4 Extra Debut. Helen Lederer, Angela Barnes and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by David Nicholls, Alan Taylor and Anna Funder. From 2020.

Comedians Helen Lederer and Angela Barnes and presenter Harriett Gilbert discuss books by David Nicholls, Alan Taylor and Anna Funder. 

The Understudy by David Nicholls
Publisher: Hodder

Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor
Publisher: Polygon

Stasiland by Anna Funder
Publisher: Granta

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.

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