Episode 2

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During the worst of the Great Depression, Betty tries to improve her prospects, and come up with cheap ways to have fun with her sisters. Betty MacDonald’s hilarious account of survival during the USA's Great Depression, under the wing of her sister Mary. Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged in ten parts by Jennifer Howarth. Concluded by Debora Weston. Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.