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The Astonishing Good Fortune of Marigold Castor by Lionel Shriver

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Two fame-hungry young film-makers try to make it in London.

But the road to fame is never simple...

Indira Varma reads the story commissioned by the BBC from acclaimed writer. Lionel Shriver.

Lionel is an American author, best known for her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018. Show less

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