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By Jessica Francis Kane. A yard sale is fraught with unspoken tensions for a young boy.

By Jessica Francis Kane: Tales of everyday American life as a yard sale becomes fraught with unspoken tensions for a young boy. Read by Kelly Burke.

A series examining everyday life across the water.

Jessica Francis Kane's story is next in the series and a yard sale becomes fraught with unspoken tensions for a young boy as he wonders where his father is.

Read by Kelly Burke
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins

First Sale is taken from Jessica Francis Kane's short story collection, This Close, longlisted for the 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

A series of newly-published stories that examine contemporary life across the water

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