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Dora celebrates her 18th birthday but Mo is a far from being a dutiful mother. Read by Sam Barnett and Dawn French.

Dawn French's debut novel, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, is told from three very different perspectives. Yet each is a member of the Battle family - perfectly average, perfectly dysfunctional.

Oscar confides in Nana Pamela, Dora celebrates her 18th birthday but Mo is a far from dutiful mother, on account of a date with Noel.

Read by:
Dawn French
Lenny Henry
Sam Barnett and
Beattie Edmondson

Producer: David Roper
A Heavy Entertainment production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Oct 2015 02:00

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  • Thu 8 Oct 2015 14:00
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