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Radio 4,14 Nov 2021,14 mins

3: The Pawn

Gambits

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The next in a new short story series by Eley Williams. Little Purlington might seem like an ordinary Essex village, but is anything but. Today, in 'The Pawn', as chess fever continues to grip the village, the local teenage rebel finds herself making her own sacrifice... Reader: Rebekah Murrell currently playing Juliet in The Globe's Romeo and Juliet. Writer: Eley Williams is the author of Attrib. and Other Stories, and a debut novel, The Liar's Dictionary. Producer: Justine Willett

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