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Episode 3
Episode 3 of 5
Award-winning novelist Janice Galloway's memoir of her impoverished upbringing in 1950s Ayrshire.
Rocked by the return of her older sister Cora, Janice faces another hurdle as she starts primary school.
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Thu 25 Sep 200800:30
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