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Helen Dunmore - The Siege

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The story of a family caught in the struggle to survive the siege of Leningrad in 1942.

4 Extra Debut. The story of a family caught in the struggle to survive the siege of Leningrad in 1942. Read by Sara Kestelman.

The story of one family caught up in the appalling struggle to survive the Siege of Leningrad by German forces during the Second World War in 1942.

Helen Dunmore's powerful historical novel read by Sara Kestelman.

Helen Dunmore (1952-2017) was the writer of 12 novels and 10 poetry collections winning several accolades for her work. 

Abridged by Sally Marmion
Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

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The story of one family caught up in the struggle to survive the Siege of Leningrad.

The story of one family caught up in the struggle to survive the Siege of Leningrad in 1942. Read by Sara Kestelman.

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