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Currants in the Cake by Beth Morrey

4 Extra Debut. A wellness retreat is anything but relaxing when Lila drags the reluctant Teresa away for the weekend. Read by Georgie Glen.

Newly-divorced Lila arranges a trip to a wellness retreat.

School teacher Teresa reluctantly agrees to accompany her - but it’s not just the holistic gong bath that takes her by surprise...

A comic short story written by Beth Morrey.

Read by Georgie Glen.

* Beth is the Sunday Times bestselling

Producer: Katie Sayer

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2025.

14 minutes

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