Mark Radcliffe & Patricia Cumper
4 Extra Debut. Mark Radcliffe, Patricia Cumper and Harriett Gilbert talk books by Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Strout and Helene Hanff. From 2020.
Broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and playwright Patricia Cumper join Harriett Gilbert to nominate their favourite book by Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Strout and Helene Hanff. From 2020.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Publisher: Vintage
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Viking
84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff
Publisher: Virago
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.
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