Kirstin Innes
Led by presenter James Naughtie, the award-winning Scottish writer, Kirstin Innes, speaks to a Bookclub audience this month about her second novel, Scabby Queen.
The award-winning Scottish writer, Kirstin Innes, speaks to Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, about her second novel, Scabby Queen. The book, published in 2020, explores the life of one-hit wonder and political activist, Clio Campbell, who is found dead three days before her fifty-first birthday.
Producer: Dominic Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a BBC Audio Scotland production.
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- Sunday16:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 14 Jun 202600:15BBC Radio 4
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