A NICE CHANGE

By Nina Bawden

Synopsis

Amy thought the Hotel Parthenon in Greece would be a nice change for her M P husband, Tom, but the place is overrun with unlikely characters including Tom's ex-mistress.

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Narrator	Cecilia Laughton
Length	9hrs 45mins
Catalogue No.	4756
Publisher	Virago Press

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