A young wife and mother makes some tough decisions by way of the Royal Mail.

Jodie Whittaker reads Colin Carberry's short story.

One of a special series about some rather Special Deliveries, commissioned to mark the anniversary of the Royal Mail in 2016, 500 years after Cardinal Wolsey appointed the first Master of the Posts in 1516.

Producer: Jenny Thompson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2016. Show less