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Woman's Hour Drama - Dusty Answer

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Dramatisation by Lavinia Greenlaw of the debut novel by Rosamond Lehmann, about the education of Judith Earle, the only child of an academic father and socialite mother

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Woman's Hour Drama - Dusty Answer - Episode 1

Judith reminisces about her childhood, where the seeds of her strong friendship with the Fyfe cousins next door are laid.

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Woman's Hour Drama - Dusty Answer - Episode 2

Judith realises the Fyfe cousins have returned to the house next door. After days spent getting to know her neighbours again an unexpected telegram arrives form her mother in Paris.

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Woman's Hour Drama - Dusty Answer - Episode 3

Judith arrives in Cambridge and can't find her room. She wonders how she will settle down but soon meets fellow student Jennifer, who is to become a great friend.

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Woman's Hour Drama - Dusty Answer - Episode 4

Judith is invited to a picnic with Julian and Martin, and Roddy takes her for a trip in a canoe. Romance rears its head - but which of the cousins is it to be?

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Woman's Hour Drama - Dusty Answer - Episode 5

Judith meets up with Julian while travelling with her mother in France. They enjoy the heat together until his sudden departure. Then Jennifer steps back into Judith's life.

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