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Books and Beyond

Sunday, 29 April, 2018

Biographer Joanne Drayton

Karen chats with acclaimed literary biographer Joanne Drayton, whose works include the NY Times bestseller "The Search for Anne Perry", about the Christchurch schoolgirl killer who forged a new life as a writer of popular historical crime novels. Her new book about TV chefs Hudson and Halls is due out this year.

Category:
- Arts & Literature
Language:
- English

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