Episode 2
Maid Jane Fairchild answers a telephone call at Beechwood which will change not only the course of her Mothering Sunday but also her life.
Booker prize-winner Graham Swift's new novel is a luminous and sensual meditation on truth, loss and the forging of a writer.
Maid Jane Fairchild answers a telephone call at Beechwood which will change not only the course of her Mothering Sunday but, in time, also her life.
Read by Eileen Atkins
Abridged and produced by Eilidh McCreadie.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Eileen Atkins |
| Author | Graham Swift |
| Abridger | Eilidh McCreadie |
| Producer | Eilidh McCreadie |
Broadcast
- Tue 5 Apr 201622:45BBC Radio 4
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