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Book of the Week: Alison Gangel - The Sun Hasn't Fallen From the Sky

Book of the Week: Alison Gangel - The Sun Hasn't Fallen From the Sky: Episode 3

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Alison Gangel - The Sun Hasn't Fallen From the Sky

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Ailsa is having a miserable time in the strict orphanage, until she meets Mr Shaugnessy.

Taken from alcoholic parents, Ailsa is miserable in a Glasgow orphanage until she meets Mr Shaugnessy. Read by Maureen Beattie.

Removed from the care of loving but alcoholic parents and placed in a strict Glasgow orphanage, Ailsa Dunn is struggling to cope. Then she meets Mr Shaugnessy and inspired by his piano playing she asks for lessons. Encouraged by his praise, she discovers a talent she never dreamt she had. 

Maureen Beattie reads Alison Gangel's vibrant memoir. 


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Alison Gangel's moving memoir of a chaotic childhood in late 1960s Glasgow.

Alison Gangel's moving memoir of a chaotic childhood in late 1960s Glasgow. Read by Maureen Beattie

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