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Chris Power speaks to Leïla Slimani about her new book, The Country of Others, which draws on her family's experiences of French-colonial Morocco following World War Two. The winner of the Prix Goncourt for her powerful novel Lullaby discusses women's roles in Moroccan society, the vestiges of colonialism and her vision as personal representative to President Macron promoting French language and culture.

Twenty years after Rachel Cusk published her controversial A Life's Work, writers Kate Mosse and Laura Dockrill discuss the importance of nonfiction dealing with the realities of motherhood.

Plus Richard Beard continues his series on "the look of the book" by exploring the power of punctuation.

Presenter: Chris Power
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Book List – Sunday 15 August and Thursday 19 August

The Country of Others by Leila Slimani: Translated by Sam Taylor
Adele by Leila Slimani: Translated by Sam Taylor
Lullaby by Leila Slimani: Translated by Sam Taylor
A Life’s Work by Rachel Cusk
What Have I Done? by Laura Dockrill
Becoming a Mother by Kate Mosse
An Extra Pair of Hands by Kate Mosse
After the Storm by Emma Jane Unsworth
Motherhood: A Manifesto by Eliane Glaser
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Adrienne Rich
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
The Time Machine by H.G Wells
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Sad Little Men: Private Schools the Ruin of England by Richard Beard