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Episode 4

After spending the morning in bed together, Jane accepts that her lover Paul Sheringham must leave her to meet his wealthy fiancee.

Set in the aftermath of the Great War, Booker prize-winner Graham Swift's new novel is a luminous and sensual meditation on truth, loss and the forging of a writer.

After spending the morning in bed together, Jane accepts that her lover Paul Sheringham must leave her to meet his wealthy fianc茅e.

Read by Eileen Atkins
Abridged and produced by Eilidh McCreadie.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Apr 2016 22:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Eileen Atkins
Author Graham Swift
Abridger Eilidh McCreadie
Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Apr 2016 22:45

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