1. Abandoned

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The winter of 1913 finds Frank Reid, owner of a printing company, abandoned by his wife. First Nellie takes their three children with her, then she sends them back to Frank. What is he to do? Penelope Fitzgerald's novel of an English family in Moscow, first published in 1988. Dramatised in five parts by Penny Leicester. Narrator: Clare Higgins. Frank ........ Richard McCabe Selwyn ........ David Bamber Nellie ........ Jennifer Lee Jellicorse/Dolly ........ Charlotte Ellis Other parts played by: Sonia Ritter Rachel Atkins Samuel Barnet Richard Bremmer David Collins Producer: Tim Dee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.