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The Theft by Jennifer Johnston

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Jennifer Johnston - The Theft

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Theft by Jennifer Johnston

A strange theft by a mysterious child is never forgotten. Will it ever be resolved?

A strange theft by a mysterious child is never forgotten. Will it ever be resolved? Read by Anna Massey.

The stranger at the house is hostile when the future owner leaves Ireland.

Returning from exile in old age, the owner is compelled to rediscover her early days, and to contact the stranger for the last time. 

Anna Massey reads Jennifer Johnston’s intriguing tale.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988

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