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Radio 4 Extra,23 Apr 2009,15 mins

Available for 16 days

Betty resolves never to go to another office party after some terrible experiences. However she lands a job with the government whilst attending a party. 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.

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