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Radio 4,14 mins,

Episode Seven: Dark Winter Days

The Year of the Cat by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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The days are short and the pandemic seems to be getting worse, and in this dark time Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett struggles to work, worries about her brother in his care home, and recalls happier days of freedom in Paris. The Year of the Cat is a moving, searching memoir about surviving trauma, and about families, love - and cats. The Year of the Cat is written and read by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, abridged by Julian Wilkinson and produced by Nicola Holloway.

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