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Sep 2024
14m 41s

Statue

Bbc Radio 4
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A new short story by Emma Smith-Barton, read by Mia Khan.

Just after giving birth, Sadia turns into a statue. At least, that’s how she feels. One moment she’s reaching out to pull the curtains shut, and the next she’s frozen to the spot. All she can do is look out of the window – and try to understand what’s happening to her.

Emma Smith-Barton’s short stories have appeared in Mslexia and the Bristol Short Story Prize anthology. Her first novel, The Million Pieces of Neena Gill, was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award, and the Romantic Novelists' Association Debut Romanic Novel Award.

Reader: Mia Khan

Sound: Catherine Robinson

Producer: Fay Lomas

A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

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