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A new short story by Emma Smith-Barton, read by Mia Khan.

Just after giving birth, Sadia turns into a statue. At least, that\u2019s how she feels. One moment she\u2019s reaching out to pull the curtains shut, and the next she\u2019s frozen to the spot. All she can do is look out of the window \u2013 and try to understand what\u2019s happening to her.

Emma Smith-Barton\u2019s short stories have appeared in Mslexia and the Bristol Short Story Prize anthology. Her first novel, The Million Pieces of Neena Gill, was shortlisted for the Waterstone\u2019s Children\u2019s Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award, and the Romantic Novelists' Association Debut Romanic Novel Award.

Reader: Mia Khan

Sound: Catherine Robinson

Producer: Fay Lomas

A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production