Ines worries what will happen if her transformation turns volcanic.

Then she meets Thorsteinn, the mysterious stone-cutter who offers her help in the form of a visit to Iceland.

Penelope Wilton continues AS Byatt's sensuous and ultimately uplifting account of one woman's transformation into stone.

Producer: Claudine Toutoungi

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004. Show less