LEAVING PATRICK

By Prue Leith

Synopsis

Patrick and Jane lead increasingly different lives. Jane walks out on her marriage and has a passionate affair in India, but has she thrown away true love by mistake?

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Narrator	Rosemary Cross
Length	10hrs 45mins
Catalogue No.	5525
Publisher	Penguin

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