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Discovering that her pen pal Amy has died, Sara decides to use Amy's books to open a bookstore there. Stars Anna Koval.

Sara decides to make the most of her time in Broken Wheel, starting with her decision to use Amy's books to open a bookstore there.

Katarina Bivald's warm, funny and moving story of love and friendship was first published in Swedish.

The heroine Sara has left native Sweden to visit her much older pen pal Amy in a remote part of Iowa, a town aptly called Broken Wheel. But, when she arrived, all was not as she had foreseen.

Unexpectedly, she finds herself falling in love with the whole town...

Translated by Alice Menzies.

Dramatised by Jeremy Raison.

Sara ...... Anna Koval
Tom ...... Richard Goulding
Caroline ...... Lorelei King
Jen ...... Laurel Lefkow
Amy ...... Adjoa Andoh
George ...... William Hope
Andy ...... Martin T Sherman
Grace ...... Kate Harper
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Director: Cherry Cookson

A Wireless Theatre production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Dec 2023 02:15

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 May 2019 10:41
  • Wed 8 May 2019 19:45
  • Wed 20 Apr 2022 14:15
  • Thu 21 Apr 2022 02:15
  • Wed 6 Dec 2023 07:15
  • Wed 6 Dec 2023 12:15
  • Wed 6 Dec 2023 17:15
  • Thu 7 Dec 2023 02:15