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The Ghost of the Rain Forest Written by Barry Unsworth Read by Rosalind Ayres £0.99 (11 mins)

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A husband and wife attend a function at which they hope the husband will be made president of a large charity organization. As the night wears on and the wife sees the husband do something rather shocking in public, she begins to question what really is important, as well as asking herself what is important in her marriage and their lives together.



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