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A Place by the Sea
Episode 4 of 5
Gemma Arterton reads Vesna Maric's account of coming to Britain as a 16-year-old asylum seeker, after fleeing the conflict in Bosnia in 1992.
Vesna makes plans to move to Hull. She knows it is by the sea, and so looks forward to sandy beaches, palm trees and promenades.
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