- Title:
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The Radio Hour
- Written by:
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Victoria Purman
- Read by:
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Jennifer Vuletic
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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10 hours 2 minutes
- Published:
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May 28 2024
- Available Date:
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May 28 2024
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460735770
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
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USA Today bestselling author
Award winning author
Australian author
From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, celebrating the extraordinary unseen women who wrote the radio plays that held a nation captive.
Martha Berry is 50 years old, a spinster and one of an army of polite and invisible women in 1956 Sydney who go to work each day and get things done without fuss, fanfare or reward.
Working at the country's national broadcaster, she's seen highly praised talent come and go over the years but when she is sent to work as a secretary on a brand-new radio serial, created to follow in the footsteps of Australia's longest running show, Blue Hills, she finds herself at the mercy of an egotistical and erratic young producer without a clue, a conservative broadcaster frightened by the word 'pregnant' and a motley cast of actors with ideas of their own about their roles in the show.
When Martha is forced to step in to rescue the serial from impending cancellation, she ends up secretly ghostwriting scripts for As The Sun Sets, creating mayhem with management, and coming up with storylines that resonate with the serial's growing and loyal audience of women listeners.
But she can’t keep her secret forever and when she’s threatened with exposure, Martha has to decide if she wants to remain in the shadows, or to finally step into the spotlight.
'Heart-achingly raw yet filled with the beauty of the human spirit ... a triumph that will linger in the heart and psyche.' (on The Nurses' War)
Karen Brooks, author of The Good Wife of Bath
'Thanks to its rich Australian history, multi-dimensional characters and a story of love, ambition and resilience that will sweep you away ...' (on The Women's Pages)
Mamamia