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Shelf Life: Judy Finnigan

Judy Finnigan tells us which Dane she’d take on holiday, which book she found in her mother’s bedside drawer and which book had better be on Richard Madeley’s reading list. Eloise by Judy Finnigan is published by Sphere. She tweets @judyfinnigan.

1). What are you reading at the moment?

I’m currently re-reading American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld.

2). As a child, what did you read under the covers?

Lady Chatterley’s Lover, by D.H. Lawrence. I found it in my mother’s bedside drawer.

3). Has a book ever made you cry, and if so which one?

The Time Traveller’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. Do not judge this wonderful novel by the awful film.

4). You are about to be put into solitary confinement for a year and allowed to take three books. What would you choose?

Jane Eyre; Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell; Hamlet.

5). Which literary character would you most like to sleep with?

Mr Rochester.

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