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Book at Bedtime: The Far Cry

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1/10. First published in 1949, this first novel by Emma Smith tells the story of the 13-year-old Teresa Digby who is whisked off to a barely known sister in India by her excitable, elderly father. Read by Claudie Blakley.
LeavingAunt May. Teresa's uncomplicated life with her Aunt May is shattered when her father discovers that his second wife is returning from America to reacquaint herself with her estranged daughter. Producer Jane Marshall

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Novel By:
Emma Smith
Unknown:
Teresa Digby
Read By:
Claudie Blakley.
Producer:
Jane Marshall
Source: Radio Times

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