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AM ±«Óãtvs - May We Be Forgiven

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to American writer AM ±«Óãtvs about her darkly comic novel May We Be Forgiven, which won the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction.

A. M. ±«Óãtvs discusses her poignant and funny book May We Be Forgiven. Academic and Nixon obsessive Harold is our companion in this whirlwind of a novel when his dull life is ruptured by his super successful brother George, who having caused a terrible road accident, commits an even more heinous crime within his own home.

May We Be Forgiven won the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction (now known as the Bailey's Prize).

September's Bookclub choice : One Day by David Nicholls

Presenter : James Naughtie
Interviewed guest : A.M. ±«Óãtvs
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

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28 minutes

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Thu 6 Aug 2015 15:30

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  • Sun 2 Aug 2015 16:00
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