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Sarah Bradshaw

Drama on 4: The Brick

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13/01/2014

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In Jerusalem, Rasha discovers some home truths in Selma Dabbagh's story of family secrets.

Rasha makes a frustrating and exhausting journey from her Palestinian town to Jerusalem. Along the way she discovers some painful truths, in Selma Dabbagh's compelling story.

Rasha Khory is a Palestinian woman on her way to Jerusalem to run some errands for her mother, but she also has her own secret mission, visceral to her sense of identity. All too swiftly Rasha finds herself thwarted, injured and discovering some unwelcome home truths about her beloved father. What choices will she make? A compelling portrait of Palestinian life by Selma Dabbagh.

Directed by Sarah Bradshaw

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Selma Dabbagh is a British Palestinian writer based in London. Her first novel, 'Out of It', was published by Bloomsbury to widespread critical acclaim from The Sunday Telegraph to The Morning Star. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies published by Granta, International PEN and the British Council. This is Selma's first play for radio. She is currently working on a second novel.

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