FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS

By Paul Gallico

Synopsis

Mrs Harris, working for a rich London family, covets a Dior gown. This is the story of her trip to Paris in search of her dream and what happened when she returned home.

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Narrator	Ian Wallace
Length	4hrs 15mins
Catalogue No.	5327
Publisher	Penguin

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