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Ladies of Letters.com

AuthorCarole Hayman, Lou Wakefield

NarratorPrunella Scales, Patricia Routledge

Duration2h 15m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, British Radio Sitcoms and Sketch Shows

PublisherBBC

VersionUnabridged

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A follow up to 'Ladies of Letters & Ladies of More Letters'. Vera and Irene now communicate daily by e-mail about the the usual domestic mishaps: Irene's daughter Lesley is refusing to marry the worthy but boring Brian; Vera's exhausted daughter Karen has abandoned her third baby at the hospital and eloped with a male nurse; and Vera's gay son Howard and his partner Anthony are trying for a baby - with the help of a surrogate mother and a television crew. Irene and Vera's thinly-veiled put-downs and gossip give a wonderful insight into the trials of modern family life.

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Laura 5 May 2024

Two of the greatest!

I heard an episode on radio 4 and searched in vain for the audiobooks.

So happy to find! (Laura, 30)

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