Alive, Alive Oh!
Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's poignant essay about the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.
The collection of essays by acclaimed editor and author Diana Athill.
Written from the vantage point of her great age, Athill's writing is honest and thought-provoking.
In her next essay, she describes with total candour her miscarriage in 1960, aged 43, when she nearly lost her life.
Diana Athill's books include Stet: An Editor's Life (2000) and Yesterday Morning (2002).
For 50 years she was the editorial director of André Deutsch, where she worked with such authors as Jean Rhys, Gitta Sereny and VS Naipaul.
Her Costa Award-winning memoir, Somewhere Towards the End, was published in 2008.
Read by Stephanie Cole
Abridged by Claire Simpson
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.
Photo credit: Mark Crick
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Stephanie Cole |
| Author | Diana Athill |
| Abridger | Claire Simpson |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
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Tue 8 Dec 201509:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Wed 9 Dec 201500:30BBC Radio 4
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