Bookclub - Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
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Deborah Moggach talks about her bestselling novel Tulip Fever, a story of love, greed and betrayal in 17th Century Amsterdam.
Artist Jan van Loos falls for his married subject Sophia during 'tulipomania'. Prices for the recently introduced flower reached extraordinarily high levels - one bulb could fetch thousands of pounds - and then suddenly collapsed.
James Naughtie and a group of invited readers discuss the story and its resonance with 21st century boom and bust economies, as well as the paintings that inspired Deborah to write the novel.
September's Bookclub choice : Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.
Published on Sunday, 4th August 2013.
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