by Rachel Joyce
Rachel has also written over twenty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC Radio 4, including all the Brontë novels. She moved to writing after a long career as an actor, performing leading roles for the RSC, the National Theatre and Cheek by Jowl.
She lives with her family in Gloucestershire.
Also by Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Perfect
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
A Snow Garden & Other Stories
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First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Doubleday
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Copyright © Rachel Joyce 2017
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‘Time Has Told Me’ lyrics by Nick Drake, used by kind permission of Warlock Music/BMG Rights
Lyrics here from ‘Oh No Not My Baby’ by Aretha Franklin (written by Gerry Goffin and Carol King)
Lyrics here from ‘A Night To Remember’ by Shalamar (written by Leon Sylvers III, Dana Meyers and Nidra Beard)
Lyrics here from ‘Theme from Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes (written by Isaac Hayes)
Lyrics here from ‘Strange Fruit’ by Billie Holiday (written by Abel Meeropol)
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