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A Proper Couple by Naomi Ishiguro

A young woman meets her girlfriend's parents for the first time in a story about love, masochism and cake. Read by Olivia Ross.

A young woman meets her girlfriend's parents for the first time.

Naomi Ishiguro's specially commissioned work about love, masochism and cake.

Read by Olivia Ross.

Naomi's debut short story collection "Escape Routes" was released in 2020. Described as "delightfully fresh and contemporary", her magical and sometimes disquieting stories originated during her time working as a bookseller at Mr B鈥檚 Emporium in Bath.

She is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham.

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in January 2020.

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14 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Sep 2023 01:45
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  • Fri 17 Jan 2020 15:45
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  • Sun 19 Jan 2020 00:30
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  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 05:45
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  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 10:45
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  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 15:45
    91热爆 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 16 Sep 2023 01:45
    91热爆 Radio 4 Extra