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Anita Rani sits in... with The Radio 2 Book Club with Anne Youngson

Anne Youngson joins Anita for the latest edition of the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new book, Three Women And A Boat.

Anne Youngson joins Anita for the latest edition of the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new book, Three Women And A Boat.

Meet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children; and Anastasia: defiantly independent narrowboat-dweller, suddenly vulnerable as she awaits a life-saving operation.

Inexperienced and ill-equipped, Sally and Eve embark upon a journey through the canals of England, guided by the remote and unsympathetic Anastasia. As they glide gently - and not so gently - through the countryside, the eccentricities and challenges of canalboat life draw them inexorably together, and a tender and unforgettable story unfolds.

Disarmingly truthful and narrated with a rare, surprising wit, Three Women And A Boat is a journey over the glorious waterways of England and into the unfathomable depths of the human heart.

Anne Youngson lives in Oxfordshire and is married with two children and two grandchildren to date. Meet Me At The Museum, her debut novel, was shortlisted for the Costa Best First Novel Award and won the inaugural Paul Torday prize for debut fiction by writers over sixty. Her exquisite new novel is also about the joy of discovering new experiences and friendships. Her work is published around the world.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Mon 16 Nov 2020 19:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Nov 2020 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2