Sweden, France, New Zealand: books from around the world

Cassie and Kate read Marie-Hélène Lafon’s The Son’s Story, a family story that spans the twentieth-century, full of melancholy beauty and secrets. Crime writer Hayley Scrivenor reads Geoff Parkes’ When the Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole, a story of small towns, envy and threat in New Zealand; and documentary maker Johan Gabrielsson reads Swedish bestseller The Group, by Sigge Eklund, in which art, sun, wealth and beautiful people meet and mingle in Madrid. BOOKS Marie-Hélène Lafon, The Son’s Story (translated from the French by Stephanie Smee), MLP Geoff Parkes, When the Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole, Penguin Random House Sigge Eklund, The Group (translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles), Ithaka Press GUESTS Hayley Scrivenor, crime writer whose books are Dirt Town and – her latest – Girl Falling Johan Gabrielsson, documentary maker: longtime Australian resident, he was born in Sweden OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED Mary McCarthy, The Group Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr Ripley Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Cold Truth Sara Foster, When She Was Gone Samantha Byres, Dead Ends James Bridle, Ways of Being Slavoj Zizek, Too Late To Awaken CREDITS Presenter: Kate Evans, Cassie McCullagh Producer: Kate Evans, Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Roi Huberman, Harvey O'Sullivan Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown

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