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In the Great Depression, Betty leaves her husband and returns to her warm and noisy family in Seattle. Read by Debora Weston.
Betty MacDonald鈥檚 hilarious account of survival during the USA's Great Depression, under the wing of her sister Mary.
Mary is quite certain that anybody can do anything, especially Betty.
So Betty leaves her husband and his chicken ranch and returns to the bosom of her warm and noisy family in Seattle.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Jennifer Howarth.
Read by Debora Weston.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in April 2009.
Last on
Mon 2 Mar 2026
02:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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