Listen "Imogen by Jilly Cooper"
Episode Synopsis
John and Andy are joined by author and podcaster Daisy Buchanan and poet and lecturer Dr Ian Patterson to discuss Imogen, Jilly Cooper's 1978 novel of a young librarian finding romance - and all that goes with it - amongst the jet set in the south of France. Also discussed in this episode are the late children's illustrator John Burningham and J.L. Carr's idiosyncratic football yarn How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won The F.A. Cup.
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6'04 - How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup by J.L. Carr
11'17 - Champagne & Remembering John Burningham, Imogen by Jilly Cooper
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Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)
6'04 - How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup by J.L. Carr
11'17 - Champagne & Remembering John Burningham, Imogen by Jilly Cooper
*To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops
*For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm
*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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