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A Good Read Helen Baxendale & Helen Cross 16 June 2015

Actress Helen Baxendale and writer Helen Cross join Harriett Gilbert to recommend favourite books.

Actress Helen Baxendale and writer Helen Cross join Harriett Gilbert to recommend favourite books. This week's selection includes a treatise on re-wilding Britain by George Monbiot ('Feral'), a novel about the culture clash between two women from very different backgrounds, 'The God of Chance' by Kirsten Thorup, and an award-winning memoir, 'The Three of Us' by Julia Blackburn.

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