Before the Earthquake

A BBC Radio 4 ‘Book at Bedtime’ from 12 July – 23 July

“Spellbinding” – Guardian

“Fabulous historical page-turner sees 15-year-old Concetta piecing together her past after an earthquake devastates her rural Italian village and leaves her with no memory” – Good Housekeeping

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The Old Spring

Listen again to Richard Francis interviewed by Mariella Frostrup on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Open Book’, discussing The Old Spring and pubs in literature

‘A wonderfully boozy evocation and celebration of pub life, full of all the sorts of characters you dread meeting in a public bar, but are glad you did’ – Gerard Woodward

The Old Spring abounds with sadness, banter and exuberant storytelling, showing all the communal spirit and camaraderie of the pub at its best.

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