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Unemployed Mrs Hawkins goes on a date then dances with neighbour, as Wanda receives a nuisance call. Read by Maggie Service.

War widow Mrs Hawkins has lost her job after insulting a well-connected author.

However the free time she finds herself with will do wonders for her love life.

Muriel Spark's playful and autobiographical novel set amid London's post-war publishing scene.

Read by Maggie Service.

Abridged by Rosemary Goring.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Apr 202102:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderMaggie Service
AuthorMuriel Spark
AbridgerRosemary Goring
ProducerEilidh McCreadie

Broadcasts

  • Thu 11 Jan 201822:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 22 Apr 202114:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 23 Apr 202102:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra