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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 to discuss their 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 91福利社 Radio 4 in November 2020.

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