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No Place to Lay One's Head by Francoise Frenkel (Omnibus)

Francoise Frenkel was a successful Jewish bookseller in Berlin, but 1935 heralded a dark dawn. Read by Samantha Spiro.

Francoise Frenkel's real-life account of flight from Berlin on the 'Night of Broken Glass'.

The author had a thriving bookshop in Berlin, selling French editions, newspapers and magazines.

Society types and celebrities would drop by to browse, buy and socialise.

Then 1935 heralded a dark dawn..

Translated by Stephanie Smee.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams.

Read by Samantha Spiro.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2018

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Aug 2022 01:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Feb 2018 09:00
  • Sun 4 Feb 2018 20:00
  • Sun 21 Aug 2022 13:00
  • Mon 22 Aug 2022 01:00