Episode 2
After years of an on off relationship conducted in war torn countries around the globe, the author decides it's finally time to settle down.
Written by Janine di Giovanni.
After years of an on off relationship conducted in war torn countries around the globe, the author decides it's finally time to settle down with the French cameraman she has come to love. They set up home together on the Ivory Coast, where Bruno is on assignment, but though life in Abidjan is peaceful when they arrive, all of a sudden they find themselves in the midst of a state of emergency.
Abridged by Jane Marshall
Read by Emma Fielding
Produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
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