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A Taste of Heaven, by Jane Feaver

A short story by Jane Feaver, exploring the disintegration of a family seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. She recalls a picnic where a dare almost leads to disaster.

A specially-commissioned short story by novelist Jane Feaver, exploring the disintegration of a family as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl during a long, uncomfortable summer holiday in the 1970s.

Sent to spend the holidays with her grandparents while her mother has a baby, the narrator both relishes and feels trapped by the orderly life which her grandparents lead. After their picnic by a river, a dare almost leads to disaster. Scotch eggs will never taste the same again and the first phase of childhood is left behind forever.

20 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Aug 2009 11:50

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 Jul 2008 20:35
  • Sun 16 Aug 2009 11:50