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During the USA’s Great Depression, Betty tries to improve her prospects and have fun with her sisters. Read by Debora Weston.

During the worst of the Great Depression, Betty tries to improve her prospects, and come up cheap ways to have fun with her sisters.

Betty MacDonald’s hilarious account of survival in the Great Depression in America, under the wing of her sister Mary.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged in ten parts by Jennifer Howarth.

Read by Debora Weston.

Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.

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1 hour, 10 minutes

On radio

Sun 8 Mar 202607:30

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  • Sun 8 Mar 202607:30
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  • Mon 9 Mar 202602:30