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Ladies of Letters

AuthorCarole Hayman, Lou Wakefield

NarratorPatricia Routledge, Prunella Scales

Duration1h 4m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, British Radio Sitcoms and Sketch Shows

PublisherBBC

VersionUnabridged

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When Irene Spencer meets Vera Small at her daughter Lesley's wedding reception they embark upon a correspondence that is quite unlike any other in the history of letter-writing. Both Irene and Vera are happily widowed and endowed with errant offspring. They live in a world of church fetes and amateur dramatics, but love nothing more than dipping their pens in the vitriol pot - while remaining the firmest of pen-pals.

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