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Bodies of Water: 4: Pond Life

4: Pond Life

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A cross-generational story of love, and pond digging.

Memories of a summer spent caring for a beloved grandmother, who had severe dementia.

Wild-child Becca recalls the summer she spent caring for her grandmother, who had severe dementia, the confidences they shared and how rebuilding the garden pond brought them closer together. 

Pond Life is episode four of a series of stories by the award-winning writer Saba Sams, all inspired by bodies of water.

Reader: Clare-Hope Ashitey.

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