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Free from an adulterous marriage, June starts a fresh life in the country. But the past soon catches up. Read by Greta Scacchi.

Series of five enigmatic and psychologically gripping short stories by James Lasdun.

Finally free from a marriage that involved adulteries on both sides, June embarks on a fresh new life in the Sussex countryside. But it is not long before her past starts to infringe on her present. Read by Greta Scacchi.

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Thu 18 Apr 201304:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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