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Afternoon Reading - The Diaries of Edith Appleton - Episode 1

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Series of readings featuring extracts from the diaries of Edith Appleton, a nurse working close to the front line during the First World War. It is 1915 and Edie is based at Casualty Clearing Station Number 3 near Ypres, where she witnesses first-hand the horrors of war. In these dark days, small pleasures mean everything and the rare chance to have a bath is most welcome. Read by Rachel Atkins. A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.