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David Nicholls, Ghost writing, Elizabeth Hardwick

David Nicholls discusses his latest novel Sweet Sorrow, and two authors who have worked as ghost writers explore the pleasures and perils of the job.

Best-selling novelist David Nicholls talks to Mariella Frostrup about the inspiration behind his latest novel Sweet Sorrow, which features first love against the backdrop of an amateur production of Romeo and Juliet.

Andrew Crofts and Ayisha Malik discuss the pleasures and perils of working as a ghost writer, and how that experience has informed their own works of fiction.

And author and critic Lara Feigel offers a reader's guide to Elizabeth Hardwick, a leading light of the mid-century literary scene in New York, whose work is capturing a new generation of fans.

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28 minutes

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  • Sun 28 Jul 2019 16:00
  • Thu 1 Aug 2019 15:30

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