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Books and Letters

Books and Letters

Getting rid of stuff is hard at the best of times, but books and personal letters?

The Essay · BBC Radio 3

October 5, 201713m 43s

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Show Notes

Many people feel they're drowning in stuff, and try to declutter. Joanna Robertson is one of them. And in the fourth part of her series on "stuff", she finds that trying to get rid of books and personal letters is a whole other story. What to do with books brought home from faraway places, and with once-treasured love letters? Producer: Arlene Gregorius.