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Episode 5

Since her mother died and with her brother married and her father showing no sign of filling the breach, Lucy feels as if she has been cast adrift.

Bill Nighy reads from the novel by Justin Cartwright, about a family as they come to terms with the loss of a wife and mother.

Since her mother died and with her brother married and her father showing no sign of filling the breach, Lucy feels as if she has been cast adrift.

Abridged by Jane Marshall.

A Jane Marshall production for 主播大秀 Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Jul 2009 22:45

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  • Fri 10 Jul 2009 22:45

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