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Radio 4,09 May 2025,14 mins

The Give and Take

Short Works

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On a quiet riverbank a boy meets a stranger going through a rough patch, as the two keep tabs on a controversial rewilding project. Written by Linda Cracknell Read by Andy Clark Producer: Eilidh McCreadie Linda Cracknell is a writer of fiction, narrative non-fiction and radio drama. Her work often combines travel and writing with a particular interest in landscapes, place and memory. Publications include essay collection and Radio 4 Book of the Week, "Doubling Back" and fiction "Call of the Undertow" and "The Other Side of Stone".

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