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It was as if the ground had swallowed her whole.

Episode 2 of 10

Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's award-winning novel. A girl has disappeared up on the moors. Now six months on, why are there so few clues as to what happened to her?

Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's multi award-winning novel.

A teenage girl has gone missing on a midwinter walk in the heart of England. Now six months on, the search for Becky Shaw continues, and still there are no clues as to what happened to her. It's as if the ground had just opened up and swallowed her whole.

But as the search for the lost girl goes on, so does everyday life in the village. Cows must be milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written. And as the seasons unfold, there are more and more glimpses into what might have happened to Becky Shaw.

Reservoir 13 is one of the most acclaimed novels of the 2017. It won the Costa Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize, and was longlisted for the Man Booker. It was a Guardian, Financial Times, TLS, Telegraph and Observer Book of the Year.

Reader: Lee Ingleby is an acclaimed British TV and stage actor. Most recently he starred in the 成人快手 dramas The A Word, and in Line of Duty.
Writer: Jon McGregor
Abridger: Sara Davies
Producer: Justine Willett.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Lee Ingleby
Author Jon McGregor
Abridger Sara Davies
Producer Justine Willett

Broadcast

  • Tue 20 Mar 2018 22:45

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