Episode 7
Christmas 1973 is a challenging one for Serena. An angry and emotional Max turns up on her doorstep, then she has to accompany Tom and his terrible dystopian novel to the publisher.
Ian McEwan's novel of love and deception set in MI5 during the early 1970s, read by Amelia Bullmore
Episode 7
Christmas 1973 is a challenging one for Serena. First, an angry and emotional Max turns up on her doorstep; then she has to accompany Tom and his terrible dystopian novel to its publisher.
Abridged and produced by Christine Hall.
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Tue 11 Sep 201222:45BBC Radio 4- Tue 1 Aug 201714:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 2 Aug 201702:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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