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Grandmothers by Salley Vickers: 9. Confidants

9. Confidants

Grandmothers by Salley Vickers

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Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant while Rose makes a painful discovery.

Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant, while Rose makes a painful discovery and can’t confide in anyone. Read by Eleanor Bron.

On her return from Paris, Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant.  

Meanwhile young Rose makes a discovery so painful, that she can’t even bring herself to confide in Minna. 

Three very different women’s lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender novel about grandparents and the children they help to raise.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2019.

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Three very different women's lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender new novel.

Three very different women's lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender new novel about grandparents and the children they help to raise. Read by Eleanor Bron.

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