This week on Talking of Books, Naouel Chaoui (host) and Natalie Madison (co-host) are joined by book champion Dora Formaki for a discussion on ‘The Silk Road’ by Peter Frankopan. Young reviewer Mostafa tells us why he loved ‘The Hounds of Penhallow Hall’ by Holly Webb. Maan Jalal reviews our Arab world books of the week: ‘The Return’ by Hisham Matar, ‘The Bride of Amman’ by Fadi Zaghmout and ‘The President's Gardens’ by Muhsin al-Ramli. In our final hour, lead reviewer Prachiti Talathi shares her thoughts on ‘The Novel Cure’ and ‘The Story Cure’ by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.