Wena Poon is joined by Sarah Passmore to discuss her book 'Alex y Robert'.

Noreen Mir is joined by Monique Roffey to talk about her writing. Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1965 to a British father and mother of mixed Mediterranean origins. She has taught creative writing for English PEN, the Arvon Foundation, the Writers’ Lab, Skyros and on the MA in Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London.

In 1959, two famous Spanish matadors, who were best friends, died. Alex y Robert is the witty, modern fable of their grandchildren: Alejandra, a young American woman determined to become a matador, and Roberto, a reluctant star Spanish bullfighter whom she recruits to help her. Part travel adventure, part cultural critique, the novel portrays man’s complex...