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1. Unconventional Woman
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4 Extra Debut. In the early 1900s, a sleepy Scottish village is not the place for an unconventional woman. Read by Rosalind Sydney.
In the early 1900s Alexandra Hope is on the cusp of the modern.
However the sleepy Scottish village of Crossriggs is not the place for an unconventional woman.
Delightful tale of a small community hovering between two eras
Written by Jane and Mary Findlater - the sisters known as the 'Scottish Brontes'.
Originally published in 1908.
Abridged in ten parts by Clara Glynn.
Read by Rosalind Sydney.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2020.
Last on
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