Episode 3
Taken from alcoholic parents, Ailsa is miserable in a Glasgow orphanage until she meets Mr Shaugnessy. Read by Maureen Beattie.
Removed from the care of loving but alcoholic parents and placed in a strict Glasgow orphanage, Ailsa Dunn is struggling to cope. Then she meets Mr Shaugnessy and inspired by his piano playing she asks for lessons. Encouraged by his praise, she discovers a talent she never dreamt she had.
Maureen Beattie reads Alison Gangel's vibrant memoir.
Producer: Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Wed 13 Jan 201614:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 14 Jan 201602:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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