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Shorts: Scottish Shorts: The Mary Tree by Linda Cracknell

The Mary Tree by Linda Cracknell

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A boy visiting his mum in hospital meets a woman with intriguing tales of a lost landmark.

A boy visiting his mother in hospital meets a woman with intriguing tales of a lost landmark. Read by Robert Jack.

By Linda Cracknell
A boy visiting his mother in hospital meets a woman with intriguing tales of a lost landmark.
Read by Robert Jack
Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Author Linda Cracknell was been inspired by her work as writer-in-residence at the The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. The new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People officially opened in 2021.

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