Jason Watkins & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Jason Watkins, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Harriett Gilbert on books by Vladimir Nabokov, Kate Chopin and Jane Gardam. From 2021.
Actor Jason Watkins and journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Vladimir Nabokov, Kate Chopin and Jane Gardam.
Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
Publisher: Penguin [Translation by Vladimir Nabokov]
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Publisher: Penguin
The People on Privilege Hill by Jane Gardam
Publisher: Abacus
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2021.
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