11. The shoe

Goodbye to All This by BBC

Dec 21, 202019:29Society & Culture

“She hates me going into her room”. A pink, strappy, high-heeled shoe causes a big row. The girls are growing up – fast. And now Sophie is crying over a shoe. A Falling Tree production for the BBC World Service.

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