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Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek

Authors Gail Honeyman, and Mavis Cheek talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love.

Authors Gail Honeyman, and Mavis Cheek talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love. Honeyman, author of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, has chosen another award winning novel, What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn. Harriett nominates The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald, and Mavis Cheek is astounded that Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte has never been chosen on the programme before.
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28 minutes

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Fri 21 Feb 2020 23:00

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  • Tue 18 Feb 2020 16:30
  • Fri 21 Feb 2020 23:00

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