Mayven Cherry (of Zennor)

"Precocious. I remember the feeling when they said it ... shame, deep in my bones. They used to say I just needed someone to put me back in my box, back in my pram. Do we ever call boys precocious?"

The second of our Solstice Stories is Mayven Cherry (of Zennor) by Anna Mansell, read by Bobbie O'Callaghan, edited by Michael Hall and the music is by Kai Swarvett. Solstice Stories is presented by Rebecca Mordan and is a Scary Little Girls production, supported by FEAST and People’s Postcode Lottery.

Episode artwork by Sue Hill.

Series artwork by Rima Staines.