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The Great, Grand, Soap-Water Kick

Made for 4 Extra. A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of taking a bath. Remarkable story read by Paul Copley. From March 2015.

A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of taking a bath. Remarkable story read by Paul Copley.

When this volume of short stories was published in May 2014 , Christobel Kent in the Guardian described how it is Gardam's gift -

''for showing us what a place of wonders is the world and the hearts that dwell in it, that endows this collection with a dangerous and formidable energy, richer and more concentrated than any novel. She gives us miracle heaped upon miracle, and insists that they should each one be handled with care.'.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Dec 2018 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Mar 2015 11:00
  • Mon 2 Mar 2015 21:00
  • Tue 3 Mar 2015 04:00
  • Mon 28 Nov 2016 11:00
  • Mon 28 Nov 2016 21:00
  • Tue 4 Dec 2018 11:00
  • Tue 4 Dec 2018 21:00