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10: The End of the Affair

Having narrowly evaded an attempt on her life, Bethany decides to warn Marelize about her husband. But events take a very unexpected twist...

The final part of a sparkling new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.

When Orwell obsessive Bethany Mellmoth finds herself in possession of a rare copy of 1984, so begins a literary trail that will take her to the remote Scottish island where the book was written. On Jura Bethany, in the seemingly genteel company of an antiquarian bookseller, she takes on the role of amateur sleuth, as she faces skulduggery and scams, and even threats to her own life...

Today: having narrowly evaded an attempt on her life, Bethany decides to warn Marelize about her husband. But events take a very unexpected twist...

Writer: William Boyd, is one of the UK's most acclaimed writers. He is the author of 17 novels, including A Good Man in Africa, winner of the Whitbread Literary Award and the Somerset Maugham Award; An Ice Cream War, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Booker prize; Any Human Heart, winner of the Prix Jean Monnet; and Restless, winner of the Costa Novel of the Year.
Reader: Ruth Everett
Producer: Justine Willett

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14 minutes

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Fri 14 Mar 2025 22:45

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