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Saving Grace, by Graham Swift

Sam Dastor reads Graham Swift's short story Saving Grace, in which a doctor recalls his Indian father's past and reflects on the inevitability of loss and the nature of luck.

Saving Grace appears in Graham Swift's new and critically acclaimed short story collection, England and Other Stories. In this story Dr Shah recalls his Indian father's past and reflects on the inevitability of loss and the nature of luck. Sam Dastor reads.

Following on from seven novels, Graham Swift's new collection sees a beautifully executed return to the short form. Saving Grace is one of the twenty-five distinct stories in which Swift evokes vivid ideas of what makes a nation.

20 minutes

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  • Thu 28 Aug 2014 20:20

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