Episode 3
In the aftermath of the accident that killed his wife, Aaron returns to the wreckage of their home and throws himself into his work.
By Anne Tyler.
Read by William Hope.
The new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Tyler is the simple yet profound story of one man's recovery from the death of his wife.
In the aftermath of the freak accident that killed his wife, Aaron seeks to regain some semblance of normality by going back to live in the wreckage of their home. Throwing himself into his work, as editor at his family's small vanity press in Baltimore, he tries to evade the sympathetic efforts of his colleagues and neighbours.
Abridged by Robin Brooks.
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
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- Wed 9 May 201222:45BBC Radio 4
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