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Jenny Boston - Just Depending

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Just Depending by Jenny Boston

A woman confronts old age and her fear of dependency. Read by Thora Hird.

A woman confronts old age, her fear of dependency and finding the resolve to start a new chapter in life. Read by Thora Hird.

'"You're as strong as an ox, Mother," she tells me sometimes. "You'll see us both out!" She laughs as she says it and I laugh too, but neither of us is fooled.'

A woman confronts old age, her fear of dependency and finding the resolve to start a new chapter in life. 

Thora Hird reads Jenny Boston's short story.

Producer: Harriet Lang

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.

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