When the Scottish Refugee Council assigns Debs to act as mentor to a Somali refugee called Abdi, the two are drawn into an awkward friendship. They must meet once a month in a different part of Glasgow so that the newly widowed Debs can open Abdi's eyes to her beloved city and its people.

As they gradually get to know each other their stories are revealed. And while Debs helps Abdi come to terms with his new life in Scotland, he teaches her about the importance of family - and of laying ghosts to rest.

All Abdi has brought with him is his four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, who lives in a silence no one can reach. Until, one day, little Rebecca starts talking. And they realise why she stopped.

Read by Maureen Beattie and Jude Akuwidike.

Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. Show less