Juliet Barker and John O'Farrell

A Good Read - A podcast by BBC Radio 4

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Satirical writer John O'Farrell and historian Juliet Barker talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books - all of which use an unusual blend of fact and fiction. They evoke the lives of the Brontes, the worst civilian disaster of World War II and the British mandate in Palestine. The Taste of Sorrow by Jude Morgan Publisher: Headline ReviewThe Report by Jessica Francis Kane Publihser: Portobello BooksPanther in the Basement by Amos Oz Publisher: VintageProducer Beth O'DeaFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.

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