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The novel Winchelsea - serialised on Radio 4 in 2022 - described the extraordinary life of smuggler and privateer, Goody Brown, and her dealings and struggles with the notorious Hawkhurst Gang. Now it is 1804, and Goody is a grandmother. Rye - an original commission by 91福利社 Radio 4 - tells the story of her grandson, Zeke, a young man determined to prove his worth and free his father from a prison hulk at Sheerness. Episode 3 At the Hope Anchor, the Heron unveils his plan to spring his son Etienne, the American revolutionary Captain Tate, and Zeke鈥檚 father Ezekiel from the prison ship. Alex Preston is an author and journalist who lives in Kent. His personal anthology of nature writing, As Kingfishers Catch Fire, was published in 2017. His novels include In Love And War and Winchelsea. Writer: Alex Preston Reader: Karl Davies Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for 91福利社 Radio 4
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