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Golden Hill by Francis Spufford: 7. Surprise

7. Surprise

Golden Hill by Francis Spufford

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A civilised breakfast is interrupted by an unkempt surprise guest.

A civilised breakfast is interrupted by an unkempt surprise guest.. Will Lovell honour the looming bill? Read by Jamie Parker.

A surprise appearance at breakfast leads to an apology for Smith, and an invitation to dinner. 

Meanwhile the agreed time for Lovell to honour the bill has nearly arrived.

This is New York in its infancy, a place where a young man with a fast tongue can invent himself afresh, fall in love, and find a world of trouble.

Francis Spufford’s novel read by Jamie Parker

Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters
Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

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Francis Spufford's rollicking historical novel set in 18th-century New York.

Francis Spufford's rollicking historical novel set in 18th-century New York. Read by Jamie Parker. Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters.

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