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Margaret, 19, is planning to marry a much older man whom she does not love. Everyone around her can see this is disastrous; but Margaret herself has her reasons.

Jasmine Hyde reads Alice Thomas Ellis' darkly comic novel about love, marriage - and the possessiveness of mothers.

2/5. Margaret, 19, is planning to marry a much older man whom she does not love. Everyone around her can see this is disastrous; but Margaret herself has her reasons - and a guilty secret.

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Tue 13 Feb 200715:30
BBC Radio 4 FM

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  • Tue 13 Feb 200715:30
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