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4. Gaining Experience

1933 is a terrible time to be out of a job. Even Mary has a hard time lining up interviews for Betty. Read by Debora Weston.

February 1933 is a terrible time to be out of a job.

Even Mary has a tough-time lining up interviews for Betty.

Betty MacDonald’s hilarious account of survival during the USA's Great Depression back in Seattle, under the wing of her sister Mary.

Abridged by Jennifer Howarth.

Read by Debora Weston.

Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.

15 minutes

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  • Thu 16 Apr 200922:45
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