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With Joan's secret past unravelling, she recalls her wartime passion for Leo Galich. Read by Eleanor Bron and Olivia Hallinan.
MI5 have caught up with Joan Stanley and her secret past is unravelling. Poignant memories of her wartime passion for Leo Galich and her friendship with his beguiling cousin, Sonya, are recalled.
Jennie Rooney's compelling spy thriller set in wartime Cambridge and Cold-war London
Read by Eleanor Bron and Olivia Hallinan.
Abridged by Alison Joseph.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.
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Wed 17 Jul 201901:00
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