Roots and Wings
By Carys Bray. Pearl makes a throwaway comment that leads Edna to reflect on a past holiday and the essential unknowability of other people. Read by Susan Jameson.
Roots and Wings by Carys Bray. A specially-commissioned story by the author of Sweet Home, A Song For Issy Bradley and The Museum Of You.
While painting sunflowers on the coffin she has pre-emptively bought, Edna's friend Pearl makes a throwaway comment that leads Edna to reflect on a past holiday and the essential unknowability of other people.
Carys Bray was awarded the Scott Prize for her debut short-story collection, Sweet Home. Her first novel, A Song for Issy Bradley, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and winner of the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2015. She lives in Southport with her husband and four children.
Writer: Carys Bray
Reader: Susan Jameson
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4.
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Role | Contributor |
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Writer | Carys Bray |
Reader | Susan Jameson |
Producer | Jeremy Osborne |
Broadcast
- Fri 5 May 2017 15:45麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4