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Podcast: Arts & Ideas
Episode: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
Description: How self-revealing and frank should a writer be? Lara Feigel, David Aaronovitch, Melissa Benn and Xiaolu Guo join Matthew Sweet to look at the life of Doris Lessing and her 1962 novel in which she explores difficult love, life, war, politics and dreams.Inspired by her re-reading of Doris Lessing, Lara Feigel has written a revealing book which is part memoir part biography called "Free Woman: Life, Liberation and Doris Lessing". It is out in paperback.
Melissa Benn's books include Mother and Child, One of Us and School Wars
David Aaronovitch is the author of Party Animals: My...