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Vinegar Girl 

Liza Ross

Anne Tyler

Jill Waters

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler: Episode 7

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

Episode 7

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler, Episode 7

Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

Bunny says Kate doesn't have to marry for father's sake, but Kate is committed. They arrive at church. Read by Liza Ross.

Dr Battista, an obsessively dedicated scientist, lives with his two daughters Kate and Bunny in Baltimore.. 

Kate has agreed to marry Pyotr, in order for the researcher to get a visa to stay in the USA.

On the morning of the wedding Kate’s sister Bunny has already reminded her that she doesn’t need to marry him simply to please their father. But Kate remains committed, and she and her father and Bunny, arrive at the church where her mother’s brother – Theron -  is to conduct the ceremony.

Written by Anne Tyler

Read by Liza Ross

Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters 

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Drama: Relationships & Romance

Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Read by Liza Ross

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