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Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple, an often overlooked writer of the interwar years who was described by JB Priestley as 'the Jane Austen of her age'.

A young wife is unable to free herself from the guilt of her scandalous past. Read by Stella Gonet.

15 minutes

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Sun 21 Jun 200919:45
BBC Radio 4

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  • Thu 25 Oct 200715:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 21 Jun 200919:45
    BBC Radio 4