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Adam Nicolson recalls life at the Kent garden. His mother leaves the family home and tourism takes over from farming. From 2008.

Adam Nicolson's account of growing up in one of the country's best-loved visitor attractions, owned by the National Trust.

The Nicolson family's life at Sissinghurst may have seemed idyllic from the outside, but inside lay a deep unhappiness.

Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths

Read by the author.

Producer: Sara Davies

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in August 2008.

15 minutes

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