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Aug 2
28m 7s

Janice Hallett

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Led by presenter James Naughtie, the award-winning writer Janice Hallett speaks to a Bookclub audience about her debut novel, The Appeal. Published in 2021 the novel -- which is presented as a series of documents, emails, messages and transcripts -- follows an amateur dramatics troupe called The Fairway Players, which is staging a rendition of Arthur Miller's, All My Sons, to raise funds for little Poppy Reswick's life-saving medical treatment. But is it possible a murderer is hiding in plain sight?

This episode of Bookclub was recorded in Broadcasting House, London.

Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Gillian Wheelan This is a BBC Audio Scotland production.

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