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She Wiped the Surface

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By Louisa Young. A mother arranges a birthday party, but this masks a family bereavement.

By Louisa Young. 4 Extra Debut. A mother happily arranges her daughter's birthday party, masking a family bereavement. Read by Emma Fielding.

Four acclaimed novelists write their first stories for radio. In She Wiped The Surface, Louisa Young, describes how a mother happily arranges her daughter's birthday party, but this masks a family bereavement. How to cope?

Reader Emma Fielding
Producer Duncan Minshull.

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