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A Good Read: Janet Ellis and Jason Arday

Janet Ellis and Jason Arday

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The presenter and the sociologist share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.

Writer and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis and Cambridge's youngest black professor, Jason Arday, discuss books about war, rugby and tightrope walking (sort of).

Janet Ellis and Jason Arday join presenter Harriet Gilbert to discuss The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es; Rise, the memoir of South African rugby player Siya Kolisi and Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. 

Three readers choose favourite books and discuss themes of war, rugby and tightrope walking.

Writer and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis chooses The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es, the true story of a Dutch Jewish girl during the Second World War. Cambridge's youngest black professor Jason Arday champions Rise, the memoir of South African rugby player Siya Kolisi who went from a tough start in a township to the very top of his game. Harriett's choice, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, tells the story of a tightrope walk between the twin towers and the lives unfolding on the ground below.

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