Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (Omnibus)

A grieving writer and father of two young boys is coming to terms with the death of his wife while writing a book about Ted Hughes.

Dad struggles to cope until an unexpected visitor, Crow, arrives.

Crow is a therapist, healer and a ‘feathered Mary Poppins’, who promises to stay until he is no longer needed.

Max Porter’s multi award-winning novel, first published in 2015.

Its title is derived from the Emily Dickinson poem, “‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers” and the Ted Hughes work, ‘Crow’.

Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Eileen Horne

Crow …. Toby Jones
Dad …. John Hollingworth
Boy .... Will Taylor

Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.