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Radio 3,23 Nov 2025,86 mins

Louise Penny

Private Passions

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The Canadian crime fiction writer Louise Penny has sold more than 18 million books around the world – and she was a late starter: she was 45 when her first book appeared, after working for two decades as a broadcaster and journalist. Success as a fiction writer came quickly: her first novel Still Life won numerous awards, and introduced Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who works in rural Quebec. Louise has just published her 20th book featuring Gamache: in The Black Wolf, he’s taking on a powerful conspiracy attempting to make Canada the 51st state in a fight over natural resources. Louise's music includes works by Beethoven, Michael Nyman, Bach and Neil Young. Presenter Michael Berkeley Producer Clare Walker

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 (1st mvt)
    Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 (1st mvt)
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    A Taste Of Honey
    A Taste Of Honey
    Bobby Scott & Ric Marlow
  4. 3.
    Hair (from Hair)
    Hair (from Hair)
    Galt MacDermot