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Teenager Lexie disappeared 30 years ago but has never left her school friend Katherine.

Katherine's school friend Lexie disappeared over 30 years ago, but no one disappears completely. Written by Louise Farr. Read by Séainín Brennan and Eimear Fearon.

An original short story commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Louise Farr. As read by Séainín Brennan and Eimear Fearon.

The Writer

Louise Farr is a teacher and writer from Northern Ireland. In 2018, she was the winner of the Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition and The Trisha Ashley Award. In 2019, she won The Ink Tears Short Story Competition and The Dalkey Writing Festival Short Story Competition. In 2020 Louise was shortlisted for the Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition and her story ‘Tinder’ was nominated for the An Post Short Story of the Year Award. She is currently working on her second novel. 

Writer: Louise Farr
Reader: Séainín Brennan
Reader: Eimear Fearon
Producer: Michael Shannon
Exec Editor: Andy Martin

A BBC Northern Ireland production.

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