In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA.

Steakknife.

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Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert.

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where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

Hello, today an unreliable butler, some homicidal American soldiers and women negotiating

relationships, including the one with their mother. With me to talk about their good read are

two authors. Nina Stibby, whose memoir love Nina about working as a nanny in literary North London, was adapted by

Nick Hornby for BBC television, and who's since written two novels, most recently Paradise Lodge,

and with Nina Kit Deval, whose prize-winning debut, My Name is Leon, will be followed later this

month by her new novel, The Trick to Time.

Kit, would you start us off by telling us what you're recommending as a good read?

I'm recommending The Remains of the Day, written by Kassuoh Ishiguru, a book I absolutely love,

and came across this book on the three-for-two table many years ago. I knew nothing about it.

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