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5. The Brink

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Elvira is recovering from being hospitalised. Now she is ready to face up to the latest family trauma. Concluded by Oona Beeson.

Elvira has been recovering after being hospitalised.

She is now ready to try and make sense of all the traumatic family events of late....

Novella written by Ruth Rendell.

16 year old anorexic Elvira has been battling to cope with rivals for her father Luke's attention.

Concluded by Oona Beeson.

Producer: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.

15 minutes

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Sat 26 Jul 202501:45
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