Episode 7

Tom Goodman-Hill reads Francesca Kay's story of a painter's lifelong struggle to balance her vocation with her life as a lover, wife, daughter and mother.

Finally in a position to secure her future, and that of the children, Jennet finds a wreck of a house by the banks of the Thames to renovate. In her studio the river's watery light begins to make its way into her painting. International recognition brings an invitation to represent Britain's young artists at the Venice Biennale, but where does that leave David?