A Good Read - Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey

Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey

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The actors Sarah Hadland (Miranda, That Mitchell and Webb Look) and Russell Tovey (Being Human, The History Boys) recommend favourite books to presenter Harriett Gilbert.

Russell's choice is Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx, made into a film with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Sarah's choice is French hit The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.

And Harriett's is The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp.

Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Publisher: Harper Perennial

The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (translator: Alison Anderson)
Publisher: Gallic

The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp
Publisher: Flamingo

Producer: Eliza Lomas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2019.

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