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1958: Sylvia Blackwell arrives in a tight-knit community to take up the post of children's librarian. Read by Barbara Flynn.

Enthusiastic new librarian Sylvia Blackwell shakes up the tight-knit community of East Mole.

Salley Vickers' lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature - as she casts her clear psychoanalytic gaze on small town, post-war England.

Economic uncertainty and a growing dissatisfaction with old class distinctions cause friction as a recent library graduate comes to a new town determined to open the world of literature to all the local children.

Read by Barbara Flynn.

Abridged in ten parts by the author.

Salley Vickers is the acclaimed author of 'Miss Garnet's Angel', 'Where Three Roads Meet' and 'Dancing Backwards'.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in June 2018.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 1 Mar 2022 02:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Barbara Flynn
Author Salley Vickers
Abridger Salley Vickers
Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Broadcasts

  • Mon 18 Jun 2018 22:45
  • Mon 28 Feb 2022 14:00
  • Tue 1 Mar 2022 02:00