A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Jan 2018, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Apr 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

War widow Mrs Hawkins' future prospects look uncertain as the Ullswater Press falters: meanwhile there are more pressing problems close to home.

Muriel Spark's playful and autobiographical novel set amid London's post-war publishing scene.

Read by Maggie Service.

Abridged by Rosemary Goring.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018. Show less