Fertility specialist, broadcaster and Labour member of the House of Lords,
Robert Winston also seems to have a soft spot for the history of religion. He鈥檚
just reread the Jewish Historical Review鈥攆our volumes looking at
different aspects of the intriguing history of Jews in Britain. Also on his list
is The Beginning of Desire by Avivah Zornberg (Doubleday, 1996), a
commentary on Genesis that looks at the scientific explanations for the
beginning of life, but from a religious perspective.
When it comes to fiction, John le Carr茅 is one of Winston鈥檚 favourite
authors. Winston is rereading The Tailor of Panama (Sceptre, 1999),
which he thinks 鈥渁lmost smells of Panama鈥�. For him, Graham Greene鈥檚 Our Man
in Havana (Vintage, 2001) which has distinct similarities, is more
compelling.