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Paul by Francesca Reece

When Cleo's 84-year-old mother tells her daughter she's engaged, Cleo rushes to work out what's going on. Francesca Reece's story is read by Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

Cleo's mother is 84. And she's just told her daughter that she's got engaged to the man who came to fix the porch. As Cleo rushes to work out what's going on, she'll encounter a scam that's harder to unravel than she thought...
A witty and moving short story by award-winning writer Francesca Reece, read by Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

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14 minutes

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Sun 8 Dec 202423:45
BBC Radio 4

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  • Fri 29 Nov 202415:45
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