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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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What happens when heartfelt principles meet obscene wealth? A struggling gardening collective in New Zealand is about to find out when a chance meeting with a billionaire survivalist brings the opportunity of a lifetime.

Kerry Fox reads the satirical, apocalyptic thriller from Booker Prize-winner Eleanor Catton.

Abridged by Siân Preece
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie Show less

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