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A Proper Couple by Naomi Ishiguro

A young woman meets her girlfriend's parents for the first time in a story about love, masochism and cake. Read by Olivia Ross.

A young woman meets her girlfriend's parents for the first time.

Naomi Ishiguro's specially commissioned work about love, masochism and cake.

Read by Olivia Ross.

Naomi's debut short story collection "Escape Routes" was released in 2020. Described as "delightfully fresh and contemporary", her magical and sometimes disquieting stories originated during her time working as a bookseller at Mr B’s Emporium in Bath.

She is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.

14 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Sep 202301:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 17 Jan 202015:45
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  • Fri 15 Sep 202305:45
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  • Fri 15 Sep 202310:45
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  • Fri 15 Sep 202315:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 16 Sep 202301:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra