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Episode 2

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Diplomat George Darrow is determined to give Sophie a few days of happiness in Paris. Stars Jodhi May, Sian Thomas and Ben Miles.

Diplomat George Darrow is determined to give Sophie a few days of happiness in Paris to compensate for her dreary prospects.

Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.

Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Julian Ovenden as Owen and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.

Dramatised by Penny Leicester.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 27 Mar 201902:30
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