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It is the hottest summer on record and, when tensions rise with the temperature both in government and on the streets of London, the results will be fatal.

A gripping thriller by Orange Prize-shortlisted author Gillian Slovo. Ten unpredictable days of violence erupt from a stifling heat wave. And, as Westminster careers are being made or ruined, lives are at stake.

Ten Days is about what happens when politics, policing and the hard realities of living in London collide.

Read by Jasmine Hyde and Ben Onwukwe
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for 成人快手 Radio 4.

15 minutes

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Mon 18 Apr 2016 22:45

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Reader Jasmine Hyde
Reader Ben Onwukwe
Author Gillian Slovo
Abridger Eileen Horne
Producer Clive Brill

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  • Mon 18 Apr 2016 22:45

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