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4 Extra Debut. Towards the end of his life, Rev John Ames writes a letter to his young son to be read posthumously. Read by Garrick Hagon. From August 2006.
In 1956, towards the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son to be read posthumously.
The letter is an account of himself and his forebears - and an intimate expression of paternal love.
Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Read by Garrick Hagon.
Abridged by Elizabeth Reeder
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2006.
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