Twayna Mayne & Simon Savidge
4 Extra Debut. Twayna Mayne, Simon Savidge and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Claudia Rankine, Tayari Jones and Anne Enright. From 2021.
Comedian Twayna Mayne and books blogger Simon Savidge join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Claudia Rankine, Tayari Jones and Anne Enright.
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Publisher: Penguin
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Publisher: One World
Actress by Anne Enright
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2021.
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