Lizzie is reunited with Thomas, but sees the scale of her husband's failure as his office is bare and his creditors come to the house shouting for their money.

Diner is forced to leave and he is determined that Lizzie will go with him.

Based in Bristol in 1792, Helen Dunmore's novel is set against a backdrop of the French Revolution.

Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Producer: Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017 Show less