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Manderley Revisited

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This week, Rohan Maitzen on Rose Tremain's reimagining of Rebecca, and a new way of seeing the terrifying Mrs Danvers; and Jamie McKendrick reads his poem, 'The Importance of Time'.


'The Housekeeper', by Rose Tremain

'The Importance of Time', by Jamie McKendrick


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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