Episode 2

Maurice receives some good news about his book and Edith finds her life thrown into disarray by an unexpected phone call.

John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.

Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.

Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Doreen Estall.

Read by Wolf Kahler, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.