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Book at Bedtime: Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter

Book at Bedtime: Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter: Episode 2

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The Midwife's Daughter

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Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter, Episode 2

Violet sets off to confront her twin sister Bea about the nightmare she has had.

A nightmare about her dead daughter sparks Violet's visit to her twin Bea, whose dream it may have been. Read by Joanna Tope.

By Patricia Ferguson

Read by Joanna Tope


The new novel by Patricia Ferguson is the compassionate and moving story of two sisters and the young black orphan who changes their lives. 

Violet has had a nightmare about her dead daughter, Ruth, and sets off to visit her twin sister, Bea, whose dream it may actually have been. 


Abridged by Robin Brooks 

Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane.

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Patricia Ferguson's moving tale about two sisters and the orphan who changes their lives

By Patricia Ferguson. Moving tale, set at the turn of the 20th century, about two sisters and the young black orphan who changes their lives. Read by Joanna Tope

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