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And His Letters Grew Colder

A passionate affair gradually dies. An early story by Daphne du Maurier that was only discovered in 2006. Read by Nigel Havers.

A passionate affair gradually dies.

Nigel Havers reads an early story by Daphne du Maurier that was only discovered in 2006.

It has all the classic du Maurier hallmarks: the account of a passionate love affair from tentative beginnings to cruel and painful conclusion told through the letters of the man in the couple.

Reader: Nigel Havers

Producer: Sara Davies

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.

15 minutes

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