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In Warsaw 1943, Ewa tries to protect her sister from the dangerous life on the street.

Warsaw 1943. Ewa tries to protect her little sister Zofia from the cold, dangerous life on the street. Read by Ruth Gemmell. From November 2015.

Warsaw, 1943: Ewa tries to protect her little sister Zofia from the cold, dangerous life on the street. Read by Ruth Gemmell. 

An ambitious debut collection of short stories by Rebecca F John, dipping into the shadows and spotlights of life. 

Rebecca F John is from Pwll, a village on the South Wales coast, and works as a Ski Instructor. Her short story The Dog Track was broadcast on Radio 4 as part of The Time Being series in 2013, and Crow Road was broadcast in the Nights Of The Hunter series in 2015. 

The Glove Maker's Numbers was shortlisted for The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award in 2015. Rebecca won the PEN International New Voices Award for her story Moon Dog in October 2015. 

Producer: Jeremy Osborne 
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Debut short story collection from writer Rebecca F John

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