The first Bookbencher of 2012 is Pamela Nash, MP for Airdrie and Shotts. She tells us what she likes about Roald Dahl and surprises us with the book she’d most recommend.
Which book’s on your bedside table at the moment?
Eight years behind everyone else, I am reading Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin. I’m only halfway through, but already it has provided a sharp insight into the female mind and the thin line between domestic bliss and disaster. I think it has remained a must-read as it broke the mould in exploring a modern woman’s ability to decide whether or not she really wants to have children, and the consequences of that choice.
Which book would you read to your children?
Roald Dahl’s books remain timeless. They provide modern fables; each with an important lesson for the reader.
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