A Good Read - Isy Suttie and Beverley Humphreys
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Harriett Gilbert and her guests – comedian Isy Suttie and opera singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys - discuss favourite books by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Ian McEwan and Daniel Keyes.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, which Beverly describes as a "love letter to literature."
Isy picks The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan, a sinister tale of two couples in an unnamed European town, which she admits does not have a particularly happy ending.
Harriett chooses the story of a young man with learning difficulties whose intelligence is enhanced by a scientific procedure - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
Published on Tuesday, 27th March 2012.
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