Episode 3
"My parents often remind my brothers and me that they won't have any money for us to inherit, but I think they've already passed on to us the wealth of their memories.".
"My parents often remind my brothers and me that they won't have any money for us to inherit but I think they've already passed on to us the wealth of their memories, which allows us to grasp the beauty of a flowering wisteria, the delicacy of a word, the power of wonder."
Ru is written by Kim Thuy, read by Elodie Yung and abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions
Produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Wed 27 Jun 201222:45BBC Radio 4
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