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Book at Beachtime: Jennie Rooney - Red Joan: Episode 2

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Jennie Rooney - Red Joan

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Joan Stanley has a secret in Jennie Rooney's new and compelling thriller.

With Joan's secret past unravelling, she recalls her wartime passion for Leo Galich. Read by Eleanor Bron and Olivia Hallinan.

MI5 have caught up with Joan Stanley and her secret past is unravelling. Poignant memories of her wartime passion for Leo Galich and her friendship with his beguiling cousin, Sonya, are recalled. 

Jennie Rooney's compelling spy thriller set in wartime Cambridge and Cold-war London  

Read by Eleanor Bron and Olivia Hallinan.

Abridged by Alison Joseph.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.

Book at Beachtime: Jennie Rooney - Red Joan

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A knock at the door threatens Joan Stanley's 50-year-old secret.

A knock at the door threatens Joan Stanley's 50-year-old secret. Eleanor Bron and Olivia Hallinan read Jennie Rooney's thriller.

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