NSSA 2024 - Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell

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Sep 17, 202435:52Arts

Lisa Dwyer Hogg reads Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell, the first shortlisted story for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, followed by an interview with the author on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Podcast presented...

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