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4 Extra Debut. Towards the end of his life, Rev John Ames writes a letter to his young son to be read posthumously. Read by Garrick Hagon. From August 2006.

In 1956, towards the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son to be read posthumously.

The letter is an account of himself and his forebears - and an intimate expression of paternal love.

Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Read by Garrick Hagon.

Abridged by Elizabeth Reeder

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.

15 minutes

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Tue 21 Nov 201702:00
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