Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock
Laura Solon, Fleur Adcock and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Rumer Godden, Evelyn Waugh and Jane Gardam.
Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite paperbacks with writer Fleur Adcock and comedian Laura Solon. Their choices include a modern classic by Evelyn Waugh and two coming-of-age novels, one set in France and the other in the north of England.
Harriett Gilbert's choice: The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
Publ. Pan
Laura Solon's choice: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
Publ. Penguin Modern
Fleur Adcock's choice: Bilgewater by Jane Gardam
Publ. Abacus Books
Producer: Christine Hall
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