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

Book at Bedtime: Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter: Episode 9

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The Midwife's Daughter

Episode 9

Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter, Episode 9

Grace has met injured soldier Joe Gilder, and they plan their life together.

Grace has met injured soldier Joe Gilder and they plan their life together, with support from Aunt Bea. 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. 

Grace has met the injured soldier, Joe Gilder, and they plan their life together - with support from Aunt Bea. 



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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