Absolute Beginners

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Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes: 4. Wooing

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4. Wooing

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The shocked narrator is determined to woo Suzette back with a boat trip.

The shocked narrator is determined to woo Suzette back with a boat trip up the River Thames. Read by Joel MacCormack.

London, 1958: Colin MacInnes' teenage narrator is still shocked by Suzette's marriage to Henley. 

Determined to try and woo her back, he takes the opportunity of a boat trip up the Thames with his dad to pay her a visit. 

Cult classic read by Joel MacCormack.

Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

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