Jane Gardam Stories - 1. The Great, Grand, Soap-Water Kick
Jane Gardam Stories Episode 1 of 5: The Great, Grand, Soap-Water Kick
A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of taking a bath. Remarkable story read by Paul Copley.
When this volume of short stories was published in May 2014 , Christobel Kent in the Guardian described how it is Gardam's gift -
''for showing us what a place of wonders is the world and the hearts that dwell in it, that endows this collection with a dangerous and formidable energy, richer and more concentrated than any novel. She gives us miracle heaped upon miracle, and insists that they should each one be handled with care.'.
First broadcast: 02 Mar 2015 (b05447xr) http://vk.com/wall-84750475_53