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Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

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Book of the Week: Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter

Stephanie Cole

Diana Athill

Kirsteen Cameron

Book of the Week: Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter: Episode 3: The Decision

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Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter

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Episode 3: The Decision

The Decision

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Diana Athill explains how she relinquished her independence and moved into a care home.

Diana Athill reveals how she relinquished her independence and moved into a London residential care home. Read by Stephanie Cole. From December 2015.

Stephanie Cole reads from the collection of essays by the acclaimed editor and writer Diana Athill.
 
Written from the vantage point of her great age, Athill's writing is cheering and thought-provoking. In this third essay, "The Decision", she explains the process by which she relinquished her independence and moved into a residential care home in north London.
 
Photo credit: Mark Crick
 
Written by Diana Athill
 
Read by Stephanie Cole
 
Abridged and Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.

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Stephanie Cole reads from Diana Athill's essay collection. Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron

Stephanie Cole reads from Diana Athill's essay collection, published to mark the author's 98th birthday. Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron

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