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A Book at Bedtime

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The Child in Time by IAN MCEWAN abridged in ten episodes by DAVID BUCK
Read by Norman Jones (1) Stephen Lewis is a rich and famous writer of children's books. One day he experiences the cruellest loss that any parent can withstand - his own 3-year-old daughter is abducted in a supermarket. Set in the not-too-distant future, where beggars are licensed and parents instructed that childhood is a disease to be treated with discipline, this is both a moving and cautionary parable by one of Britain's best contemporary writers. Producer STUART KERR

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Unknown:
Ian McEwan
Unknown:
David Buck
Read By:
Norman Jones
Read By:
Stephen Lewis
Producer:
Stuart Kerr
Source: Radio Times

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