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Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson

Writers Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson recommend books to Harriett Gilbert, by writers Elizabeth Bowen and Janice Galloway. Harriett recommends a biography of Sonia Orwell.

Writers Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson recommend books to Harriett Gilbert. Damian chooses the second volume of Janice Galloway's memoir, All Made Up. Ben talks about The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen, and Harriett has gone for Hilary Spurling's biography of Sonia Orwell, The Girl from the Fiction Department.

Producer Sally Heaven

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Tue 28 Jul 2026 23:30
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