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Maya is distraught over the terrible impact that being away on a long tour has had on her son. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Maya is sent to the brink of despair when she discovers what adverse effects her absence has had on her young son.

The conclusion of Maya Angelou's third volume of vivid memoirs set in the early 1950s.

Dramatised by Winsome Pinnock.

Narrator - Older Maya …. Adjoa Andoh
Maya …. Pippa Bennett-Warner
VIivian Baxter …. Ellen Thomas
Clyde .... Tumo Reetsang
Wilkie …. Steve Toussaint
Psychiatrist .... Sean Murray

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

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14 minutes

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BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 5 Oct 201810:45
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  • Fri 5 Oct 201819:45
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