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As the celebratory atmosphere of VE day fades, many women are left wondering what the future holds. Read by Fenella Woolgar.

Virginia Nicholson's evocative account of the Second World War is told through a multitude of individual women's experiences. As their stories unfold we discover how they loved, suffered, laughed, grieved and dared.

As the celebratory atmosphere of VE day fades, many women are left wondering what the future holds.

Virginia Nicholson's books include Among the Bohemians - Experiments in Living 1900-1939, and Singled Out - How Two Million Women Survived Without Men after the First World War which was broadcast as a Book of the Week.

Read by Fenella Woolgar.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in May 2011.

15 minutes

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  • Fri 6 May 2011 09:45
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  • Sat 7 May 2011 00:30
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