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Episode 7

Christmas 1973 is a challenging one for Serena. An angry and emotional Max turns up on her doorstep, then she has to accompany Tom and his terrible dystopian novel to the publisher.

Ian McEwan's novel of love and deception set in MI5 during the early 1970s, read by Amelia Bullmore

Episode 7
Christmas 1973 is a challenging one for Serena. First, an angry and emotional Max turns up on her doorstep; then she has to accompany Tom and his terrible dystopian novel to its publisher.

Abridged and produced by Christine Hall.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 2 Aug 2017 02:00

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  • Tue 11 Sep 2012 22:45
  • Tue 1 Aug 2017 14:00
  • Wed 2 Aug 2017 02:00

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