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Gretchen stays home to look after a sick Margaret.

Jean and Howard drive off together to visit Howard鈥檚 aunt.

When the North Kent Echo receives a letter from a woman claiming her daughter was the result of virgin birth, they send feature writer Jean Swinney to investigate.

Jean is almost 40 and leads a restricted life with her demanding mother. But as she becomes more deeply involved with Gretchen, Howard and Margaret Tilbury, things begin to change.

Historical romance novel by Clare Chambers, first published in 2020.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes.

Read by Monica Dolan

Abridged and produced by Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.