Introduced by Sue MacGregor Families in Crisis: how do families cope when a young child has a critical illness?
Jenny Cuffe talks to
Monica Dickens , author of a recent book on the subject, and to some of the families who have been through such an experience. Serial:
In the Springtime of the Year by SUSAN HILL abridged in nine episodes by SALLY SKRIMSHIRE
Read by Lois Baxter (1)
When Ruth's much-loved husband Ben is killed in a forestry accident, her sense of isolation is profound - only
Ben's 14-year-old brother, Jo, seems able to understand.
(Music: Janacek's 'Capriccio for piano and wind instruments')