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Now that his wife is dead and he has retired from his job as a news anchorman, David Cross is building a new life. But his children are uncomfortable with his new image.

Bill Nighy reads from the novel by Justin Cartwright, about a family as they come to terms with the loss of a wife and mother.

Now that his wife is dead and he has retired from his job as anchorman for a 24-hour news channel, David Cross is building a new life. But his children are uncomfortable with his new image.

Abridged by Jane Marshall.

A Jane Marshall production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.

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Mon 6 Jul 2009 22:45

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