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The Late Book: Writing on the Body

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Five stories on the theme of the body.
2: Impermanence by Valerie Miner, read by Teresa Gallagher. It's the sixties, and Sophie's mother is giving her a long-awaited Tonette, "the gentle home permanent which makes a girl feel like a woman". The shared event marks a rite of passage Sophie was not expecting. Producer Sara Davies (R)

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Read By:
Teresa Gallagher.
Producer:
Sara Davies
Source: Radio Times

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