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Radio 4,04 Nov 2025,14 mins

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Marina Cantacuzino believes that self forgiveness can be the hardest sort. She talks to Lis Cashin whose years growing up were utterly spoiled by an accident in which she killed a schoolfriend when she was 13. Believing herself to be to blame for the death, Lis's life became one of self destruction until events allowed her to forgive herself and achieve happiness in middle age. Presented by Marina Cantacuzino Produced by Susan Marling A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4

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