ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

Use ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.com or the new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ App to listen to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Episode details

Radio 4,4 mins

My father was sold to his aunt for £500

Woman's Hour

Available for over a year

Eleanor Anstruther’s father Ian was sold to his aunt for £500 because his mother was in terrible debt. After hearing about this true story, Eleanor wanted to know more about how and why this had happened. She began some research and then wrote about it. She spoke to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4's Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey about her debut novel, A Perfect Explanation.

Programme Website
More episodes