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3. Success and Struggle

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Connie is riding high on the success of her book, but Elise is struggling in LA. Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.

Connie is riding high on the success of her book, but Elise is struggling in LA.

Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-30s and still trying to decide what to do with her life. Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.

When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.

Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.

Abridged by Eileen Horne.

Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.

Producer: Mair Bosworth

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 Jun 202403:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Wed 9 Oct 201912:04
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  • Wed 9 Oct 201922:45
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  • Wed 26 Jun 202408:30
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  • Wed 26 Jun 202413:30
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  • Thu 27 Jun 202403:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra