Michael Morpurgo and Sara Maitland
4 Extra Debut. Michael Morpurgo, Sara Maitland and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Helen Thomas, Winifred Peck and Alberto Barrera Tyszka. From 2011.
Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo joins short story writer Sara Maitland and presenter Harriett Gilbert to talk about the books they love, and share their enthusiasm for their choices.
Their favourite books cover the globe from Venezuela to Edinburgh to Steep in Hampshire, where Michael Morpurgo and the subject of his book both lived. He chooses Under Storm's Wing by Helen Thomas, a collection of her memoirs and letters about life with one of Britain's best-loved poets.
Sara Maitland's book, House-Bound by Winifred Peck, is described by all three as a real oddity, a book unlike any other - but a rather good oddity.
And Harriett Gilbert picks The Sickness by Alberto Barrera Tyszka, a slender novel about a man with a terminal illness, which turns out to be surprisingly gripping.
Producer: Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2011.
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Chapters
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Under Storm鈥檚 Wing by Helen Thomas
Michael Morpurgo's choice: Under Storm鈥檚 Wing by Helen Thomas.
Duration: 11:23
House-Bound by Winifred Peck
Sara Maitland's choice: House-Bound by Winifred Peck
Duration: 07:18
The Sickness by Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Harriett Gilbert's choice: The Sickness by Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Duration: 07:22
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