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Book at Bedtime: The Ladies of the House

Susan Jameson

Molly McGrann

Robin Brooks

Kirsteen Cameron

Book at Bedtime: The Ladies of the House: Episode 5

The Ladies of the House

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, The Ladies of the House, Episode 5

Rita meets a punter in a Soho hotel room, unaware that Annetta has gone missing again.

Elderly Rita meets a punter in a Soho hotel room, unaware that her friend Annetta has gone missing again.

"Attractive, well-spoken older woman seeks someone to dine with." Elderly sex worker Rita goes on a date, hoping that it might lead to more than just dinner and a room somewhere.

Molly McGrann's frank and atmospheric novel centres around the fallout from the discovery of the double life of the late Arthur Gillies - on the surface a respectable businessman, whose widow and daughter have no idea that he made a fortune running brothels, for several decades, in some of London's most exclusive areas.


Read by Susan Jameson
Written by Molly McGrann
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets

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