The Tale of a Mother feeding her Child A Radio Play (Penguin Petit)

Twenty years ago, Anna Gosweb had an affair with a local man while visiting India from the UK. Having never kept in touch after the trip, Anna is surprised when she receives a letter from him asking for help. As she comes back to India, she relives her past, not quite knowing what's in store for her ahead. The Tale of a Mother Feeding her Child was commissioned as part of a landmark drama series marking the 600th death anniversary of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and author of the Canterbury Tales. Produced by the BBC, the series included the works of twenty-one writers who were asked to write a story which might be re-told to a group of travellers forced to spend the night together at a service station on a motorway in England. Poignant and subversive, like most of Mahesh Dattani's work, this is a vibrant, entertaining and challenging contemporary drama that stays with you long after you've read the last lines.