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Adult Charlie and his fiancee are writing a wedding guest list. Memories of meeting Fran still resonate. Read by James Norton.

The adult Charlie and his fiancee are drawing up a wedding guest list.

Memories of his 17th year and the summer he met Fran continue to resonate.

David Nicholls engaging story of young lovers, Emma and Dexter.

Read by James Norton.

When Charlie Lewis meets Fran Fisher in the summer of 1996, he is at something of a loose end. School is out and so is the sun, but his future is not looking bright. He has been hit hard by his parents' split and is not happy about the role assigned to him by his mother - keeping an eye on his depressed and bankrupt father.

Failure hangs in the air - not just the closure of his father's record shop but also Charlie's inability to complete most of his GCSE exams. But then Fran Fisher almost literally stumbles across him and a whole new world opens up.

Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters

Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for 主播大秀 Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 24 Mar 2023 02:00

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