A Good Read

Poorna Bell and Tony Law

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Writer Poorna Bell and comedian Tony Law join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Banana Yoshimoto, Lissa Evans and Voltaire.

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (translator – Megan Backus)

Publisher: Faber

Old Baggage by Lissa Evans

Publisher: Black Swan

Candide by Voltaire (translator – Roger Pearson)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

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