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World Service,12 Aug 2016,23 mins

Lionel Shriver

Talking Books

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Lionel Shriver is best known for her hard-hitting 2003 novel We Need To Talk About Kevin, a book that is centered around a fictional school massacre. She will be talking about it with George Alagiah. Her new book The Mandibles: A Family 2029-2047 focuses in on three generations of a wealthy family, as a fiscal crisis hits a near-future America. Although set in the future, Shriver holds up a mirror to the current state of the world and presents a glimpse into the decline that may await the United States all too soon. Picture: Lionel Shriver, Credit: Stuart C Wilson/Getty Images

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