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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2026 · 13 MIN

Round the Sofa - Half a Life-Time Ago Part 2

from The Elizabeth Gaskell Library · host Elizabeth Gaskell

In which Susan faces the heavy trial of her father’s illness and her own subsequent fever, awakening to a world altered by loss and uncertainty within the quiet remoteness of Yew Nook. Amidst the lingering shadows of illness and sorrow, she tends to her altered brother Willie, whose simple ways and vacant joy contrast poignantly with the weight of their changed lives.

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