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4 Extra Debut. Will Boast's extraordinary family story: after a series of tragic losses Will makes a discovery. Read by Jamie Parker.

Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's extraordinary family story. A moving account of loss, confronting long-held secrets and finding a way of facing the future.

Following the tragic deaths, in quick succession, of his mother, younger brother and father, American author, Will Boast, at the age of 24, finds himself absolutely alone. It's while he's putting his father's papers in order that he discovers a family secret which takes him back to England and compels him to question everything he thought he knew about his parents.

Read by Jamie Parker
Abridged by Miranda Emmerson
Producer: Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 8 Oct 2019 02:45

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Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Jamie Parker
Author Will Boast
Abridger Miranda Emmerson
Producer Gemma Jenkins

Broadcasts

  • Mon 19 Jan 2015 09:45
  • Tue 20 Jan 2015 00:30
  • Mon 7 Oct 2019 14:45
  • Tue 8 Oct 2019 02:45

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