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1958: Sylvia Blackwell arrives in a tight-knit community to take up the post of children's librarian. Read by Barbara Flynn.

1958. Enthusiastic new librarian Sylvia Blackwell shakes up the tight-knit community of East Mole.

Salley Vickers' lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature - as she casts her clear psychoanalytic gaze on small town, post-war England.

Economic uncertainty and a growing dissatisfaction with old class distinctions cause friction as a recent library graduate comes to a new town determined to open the world of literature to all the local children.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by the author. Read by Barbara Flynn.

Salley Vickers is the acclaimed author of 'Miss Garnet's Angel', 'Where Three Roads Meet' and 'Dancing Backwards'.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in June 2018.

1 hour, 10 minutes

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Sun 6 Mar 2022 06:00

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  • Sun 24 Jun 2018 14:30
  • Mon 25 Jun 2018 02:30
  • Sun 6 Mar 2022 06:00