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Brit Bennett, Emma Chichester Clark, Sir Quentin Blake

Mariella talks to Sir Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark about their collaboration Three Little Monkeys as part of #lovetoread. Brit Bennett discusses her debut The Mothers.

Continuing our #lovetoread series about writers across the generations, Sir Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark talk about their new collaboration Three Little Monkeys. Sir Quentin was Emma's tutor at art college, now she has provided the illustrations for his words. So how did it feel to provide the pictures for one of the greatest children's illustrators of our time?

The Mothers is an impressive debut from twenty five year old American writer Brit Bennett. She talks to Mariella about the coming of age story set in an oppressive small town community in California.

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28 minutes

Read the Opening Chapter of The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Mothers -

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mariella Frostrup
Interviewed Guest Quentin Blake
Interviewed Guest Emma Chichester Clark

Broadcasts

  • Sun 30 Oct 2016 16:00
  • Thu 3 Nov 2016 15:30

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