Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
4 Extra Debut. Vanessa Kisuule, Jonathon Porritt and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by John Hersey, Nick Drnaso and Helen Dunmore. From 2020.
Poet Vanessa Kisuule and environmental writer Jonathon Porritt join Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by John Hersey, Nick Drnaso and Helen Dunmore.
Hiroshima by John Hersey
Publisher: Penguin
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
Publisher: Granta
Inside the Wave by Helen Dunmore
Publisher: Bloodaxe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
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