Jessie Burton and Summer Reads
Jessie Burton takes Mariella Frostrup back to Golden Age Amsterdam with The Miniaturist, plus Viv Groskop and Matt Haig on this summer's best beach reads and Deborah Levy at home.
This week Mariella Frostrup talks to Jessie Burton, author of one of this year's mostly eagerly awaited and acclaimed debuts, The Miniaturist - a tale of greed, lust and hypocrisy set in Golden Age Amsterdam.
Author and broadcaster Viv Groskop and writer Matt Haig will be guiding Mariella through the best of the beach reads this summer, as well as taking us on a tour of the great classics set around the Mediterranean.
Also in the programme, Booker-shortlisted and South African-born novelist and playwright Deborah Levy on the place where she writes.
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From January 2014
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The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton - Publisher: Picador
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessie Burton |
| Interviewed Guest | Viv Groskop |
| Interviewed Guest | Matt Haig |
| Interviewed Guest | Deborah Levy |
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Jul 2014 16:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
- Thu 31 Jul 2014 15:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
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