3. Sarra Manning

It's Muswell Hill for Ep 3, not far from the desks of Alan Bennett, Zadie Smith, and today’s guest Sarra Manning. Sarra is a bestselling, prolific novelist, literary editor of Red, alumni of several top teen mags and one of the most prolific readers around. She told us she got rid of 800 books before our visit, just so we could move freely around her flat. But there were tons of treasure left including a precious collection of rare Noel Streatfeilds, a copy of proto bonkbuster Lace, a gorgeous collection of vintage Chalet Schools with an origin story that will make you weep, and tales about books she’s bought, borrowed and stolen. BOOKS Sarra Manning - Unsticky Sarra Manning - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Sarra Manning - Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp Thackeray - Vanity Fair Francesca Lia Block - Weetzie Bat Charles Creed - Maid to Measure Ginette Spanier - It Isn't All Mink Anne Scott-James - In The Mink Edna Woolman Chase - Always in Vogue Ernestine Carter - With Tongue in Chic Sylvia Plath - Bell Jar JD Salinger - Franny and Zooey JD Salinger - Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters William Burroughs - Cities of the Red Night Jilly Cooper - Harriet Silwyn Williams - Give Me Back My Pride Pam Lyons - He Was Bad Judy Blume - Forever Judy Blume - Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself EM Brent Dyer - Gay From China at the Chalet School EM Brent Dyer - Lavender Laughs at the Chalet School Jilly Cooper - Imogen Shirley Conran - Lace Judith Krantz - Princess Daisy Judith Krantz - I'll Take Manhattan Jilly Cooper - Riders Judy Blume - Are You There God It's Me Margaret Blake Nelson - Girl Sarra Manning - Guitar Girl James Salter & Kay Salter - Life Is Meals EM Delafield - Diary of a Provincial Lady Emily St. John Mandel - Station 11 Susan Scarlett - Clothes Pegs Noel Streatfeild - Myra Carrol Noel Streatfeild - Saplings Marjorie Hillis - Live Alone & Like It Janey Scott - Sara Gay Model Girl Fred Vermorel - Starlust Frederick Carter - London at Night Francis Marshall - London West Mary R Richardson - Laugh a Defiance Lorna Hill - Dream of Sadlers Wells Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.