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Women of the World

Kim Chakanetsa talks to the acclaimed authors Isabel Allende and Edna O鈥橞rien.

Join presenter Kim Chakanetsa for an hour of conversation with the acclaimed authors Isabel Allende and Edna O鈥橞rien.
Isabel talks about finding love in her seventies and how she is coping with isolation and Covid-19. Edna, now 89, talks about her latest Novel, Girl, which took her to Nigeria - and she too discusses dealing with loneliness and the power of literature in the midst of crisis.

Producer: Helen Towner

Studio Manager: Duncan Hannant

Photo credit: Edna O'Brien by Murdo MacLeod

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50 minutes

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Mon 13 Apr 2020 09:06GMT
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  • Sat 11 Apr 2020 16:06GMT
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  • Mon 13 Apr 2020 09:06GMT
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