Better always alone than never
After Martha's body is washed up, Henry faces further questioning.
In 'Reading Europe', Radio 4 continues its journey across Europe exploring the best in contemporary literature as Jamie Parker concludes this hugely successful German thriller set on a small cliff-top town, in which everyone has a secret.
Acclaimed as a novelist, beautiful wife, grand house in the country and more money than he can spend - Henry Hayden has it all. Or so it seems. His perfect life rests on one carefully constructed lie, a lie he will stop at nothing to protect. But when he makes one fatal error, the whole dream begins to unravel.
Today: The denouement: when his wife's body is washed up after the storm, suspicion on Henry mounts...
Reader: Jamie Parker
Abridger: Sally Marmion
Producer: Justine Willett
Writer: Sascha Arango is one of Germany's most renowned screenwriters. This, his first novel, has been a huge besteller in Germany.
Translated by Imogen Taylor.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Jamie Parker |
| Author | Sascha Arango |
| Abridger | Sally Marmion |
| Producer | Justine Willett |
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- Fri 16 Oct 201522:45BBC Radio 4
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