A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam

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🗓️ 13 December 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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John and Andy are joined by Laura Cumming, the art critic for The Observer and author of 'The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velázquez', and Hilary Murray Hill, CEO at Hachette Children's Books, to talk bout Jane Gardam's debut novel 'A Long Way from Verona'. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) 5'39 - The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper 6'28 - Hark the Herald by Magnus Mills 6'55 - Christmas Day at the Work House by Angus Wilson8'00 - What to Look For In Winter 8'26 - An Advent Calendar by Shena MacKay 12'03 - Between the Lights by E F Benson 17'18 - A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam * 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 and join in with the book chat, listen without adverts, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a patron at www.patreon.com/backlisted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I see never get back. The meaning of lift the
0:17.4	of lift the meaning of lift one of the greatest Christmas books
0:19.5	with ten books with me and importantly, co-author with 10 books with you.
0:25.6	Yeah. 10 books. We actually had them piled in front of us because that was the
0:29.3	prize for the quiz. We then did a quiz. And how did the quiz? The quiz. I did the
0:34.5	deck of the halls round which was pretty you know. Give us a question. I give you
0:39.7	what I mean it's a pathetic question but it amused me.
0:42.6	How many people each year on average are injured by Christmas trees
0:45.4	Andy?
0:45.8	Is it A, 100 people?
0:47.4	Is it B 1,000 people?
0:49.1	Or is it C 100,000 people?
0:51.9	Injured by Christmas trees.
0:54.0	But injury, that could mean poking the eye or fall on top of you.
0:58.0	Mostly, you know what it is, is people putting the lights up on this.
1:00.0	So it must be 100,000.
1:01.0	Is 100,000?
1:02.0	Is 100,000? No, it's 1,000. There's 1,000 still. It must be a hundred thousand. Is a thousand?
1:03.0	It's a thousand.
1:04.0	It's a thousand still.
1:05.0	It's slightly undermines you.
1:06.0	I will ask you a question.
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