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Episode 4
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Lizzie has a new baby brother, confronts a loss and her husband’s past unsettles her. Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp.
Lizzie has a new baby brother, but must confront a terrible loss.
She is also unsettled by her husband's past, and the story of his husband's first wife - a French woman called Lucie.
Based in Bristol in 1792, Helen Dunmore's novel is set against a backdrop of the French Revolution.
It touches on Radical idealism, property speculation, political turmoil and private tragedy...
Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Julian Wilkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
Last on
Fri 23 Jul 202102:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Hattie Morahan |
| Reader | Carl Prekopp |
| Author | Helen Dunmore |
| Abridger | Sara Davies |
| Producer | Julian Wilkinson |
Broadcasts
Thu 9 Mar 201722:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 22 Jul 202114:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 23 Jul 202102:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
