Desert Island Discs - Nina Bawden

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the novelist Nina Bawden. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the autobiographical aspects of both her adult books - such as Afternoon of a Good Woman and Circles of Deceit - and her children's books like Carrie's War and The Peppermint Pig. All contain tales with twists and turns from her own experience - evacuation during the war, her years as a magistrate and the tragic death of her schizophrenic son. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her life and books.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Record: Symphony No 9 In D Minor Final Movement
Book: The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Plain paper, plastic folders and ballpoint pens

Published on Sunday, 2nd April 1995.

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