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Offences Against the Person

Hilary Mantel short story: in a Manchester solicitor’s office the consequences of an illicit affair play out. Rebekah Staton reads.

In Hilary Mantel's short story, the consequences of an illicit affair play out. At a Manchester solicitor’s office Vicky, a precocious but conflicted junior clerk is observing:

"I guessed why Nicolette had moved across the Square. It was more discreet for a senior partner to keep an affair extra-mural."

Reader: Rebekah Staton
Abridger: Jules Wilkinson
Producer: Simon Richardson

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Sep 202221:45
BBC Radio 4

Credits

ReaderRebekah Staton
AuthorHilary Mantel
AbridgerJules Wilkinson
ProducerSimon Richardson

Broadcasts

  • Mon 5 Jan 201522:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 23 Sep 202221:45
    BBC Radio 4