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Before He Left the Family, by Carrie Tiffany

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Episode 9: Before He Left the Family, by Carrie Tiffany

BBC International Short Story Award 2012

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A teenager struggles with divided loyalties and some confusion about sex.

Ten shortlisted stories in contention for this prestigious award. A teenager struggles with divided loyalties and some confusion about sex. Read by Gabriel Andrews.

The next of the ten shortlisted short stories in contention for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012. In Before He Left the Family by Carrie Tiffany a teenager struggles with divided loyalties and some confusion about sex. 

The BBC Short Story Award is well established as one of the most prestigious for a single short story. The Award is celebrating the Olympic year by going global, and for one year only it reflects the richness and versatility of the short story internationally, with a shortlist of ten rather than the usual five. The winner and the runner-up will be announced live on Front Row on Tuesday, 2nd October. The story will be available as a free download following broadcast.

Read by Gabriel Andrews
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

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