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Grandmothers by Salley Vickers: 3. A Day Out

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Nan takes her grandson to a museum, experiencing an unusual grandparent and child duo.

Nan takes her grandson to a museum, where they experience an unusual grandparent and child duo. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Nan finds herself escorting her grandson, Billy, to a museum for the day. 

There they bump against an unusual grandparent and child duo. 

Three very different women’s lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender novel about grandparents and the children they help to raise.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.

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Three very different women's lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender new novel.

Three very different women's lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender new novel about grandparents and the children they help to raise. Read by Eleanor Bron.

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