Night Waves - Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, François Mitterrand
Bestselling writer Amy Tan joins Anne McElvoy to discuss her new novel, The Valley of...
Arts & Ideas · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Bestselling writer Amy Tan joins Anne McElvoy to discuss her new novel, The Valley of Amazement. Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh's latest work, Strange Blooms, is inspired by the visual flamboyance of flowers; she is joined by fashion historian Caroline Cox to explore the changing depictions of flowers in fashion and culture. Writer Philip Short discusses his biography of one of the key architects of modern Europe, François Mitterrand.