Amrou Al-Kadhi & Peter Bazalgette
4 Extra Debut. Peter Bazalgette, Harriett Gilbert and Amrou Al-Kadhi on books by Laura Cumming, Leila Slimani and Katherine Heiny. From 2021.
Writer and drag performer Amrou Al-Kadhi and TV executive Peter Bazalgette join Harriett to dsicuss favourite books by Laura Cumming, Leila Slimani and Katherine Heiny.
On Chapel Sands by Laura Cumming
Publisher: Vintage
Lullaby by Leila Slimani
Publisher: Faber
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Publisher: 4th Estate
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2021.
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