Violets by Alex Hyde

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In Birmingham VE Day is met with ambivalence while in Italy, Violet grows close to Maggie.

VE Day brings mixed feelings for Violet in Birmingham. Meanwhile in Italy, a friendship blooms.
Read by Lorna Nickson Brown and Morfydd Clark

A lyrical debut that follows two women navigating love, loss and motherhood at the end of the Second World War.

VE Day is met with some ambivalence in Birmingham while in Naples, Violet and Maggie grow closer.

Read by Lorna Nickson Brown and Morfydd Clark
Written by Alex Hyde
Abridged by Siân Preece
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

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Two women navigate war and motherhood in a lyrical story of love, loss and courage.

In Alex Hyde's lyrical debut, two women experience love, loss and motherhood as the Second World War draws to a close. Read by Lorna Nickson Brown and Morfydd Clark.

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