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BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (Shortlist)

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Listen to a sample Author: Lucy Caldwell Reader: Rory Kinnear Running Time: 4hrs 8min

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All ten shortlisted titles for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012: Escape Routes by Lucy Caldwell, The Goose Father by Krys Lee, Sanctuary by Henrietta Rose-Innes, Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes by M.J. Hyland, Black Vodka by Deborah Levy, East of the West by Miroslav Penkov, A Lovely and Terrible Thing by Chris Womersley, In the Basement by Adam T. Ross, Before He Left the Family by Carrie Tiffany and The iHole by Julian Gough.

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The IHole (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Julian Gough Reader: Andrew Scott Running Time: 23 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (Shortlist)

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Listen to a sample Author: Lucy Caldwell Reader: Rory Kinnear Running Time: 4hrs 8min

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All ten shortlisted titles for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012: Escape Routes by Lucy Caldwell, The Goose Father by Krys Lee, Sanctuary by Henrietta Rose-Innes, Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes by M.J. Hyland, Black Vodka by Deborah Levy, East of the West by Miroslav Penkov, A Lovely and Terrible Thing by Chris Womersley, In the Basement by Adam T. Ross, Before He Left the Family by Carrie Tiffany and The iHole by Julian Gough.

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East Of The West (BBC International Short Story Award 2012 Winner)

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Listen to a sample Author: Miroslav Penkov Reader: Paul Hilton Running Time: 28 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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Sanctuary (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Henrietta Rose-Innes Reader: Claire Gordon Fraser Running Time: 25 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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Escape Routes (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Lucy Caldwell Reader: D.W. Wilson Running Time: 18 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes (BBC Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: M.J. Hyland Reader: Mike Sengelow Running Time: 25 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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Black Vodka (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Deborah Levy Reader: Rory Kinnear Running Time: 21 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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A Lovely And Terrible Thing (BBC Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Chris Womersley Reader: Richard Dillane Running Time: 28 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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In The Basement (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Adam T. Ross Reader: Richard Dillane Running Time: 28 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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Before He Left The Family (BBC Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Carrie Tiffany Reader: Gabriel Andrews Running Time: 24 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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The IHole (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Julian Gough Reader: Andrew Scott Running Time: 23 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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The Goose Father (BBC International Short Story Award 2012)

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Listen to a sample Author: Krys Lee Reader: David K.S. Tse Running Time: 28 minutes

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It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Mistakes have been made; dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. But the tranquility he had anticipated is not to be. Who could have guessed that his second wife Sally would walk out on their apparently happy marriage? Or that he would be spending Thanksgiving dinner with first wife Ann and their two children? That Ann might still feel for him what he has never quite stopped feeling for her? Life in the Permanent Period proves as ambivalent, precarious and full of possibility as ever. In his third Frank Bascombe novel, after the bestselling The Sportswriter and Independence Day, Richard Ford contemplates the human character with wry precision and luminous prose.

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