Sophia persuades a very reluctant Constance to holiday with her in a hotel in Buxton.

Arnold Bennett's novel follows the lives of two very different sisters who grow up above a thriving drapery business in the Potteries, during the 1860s.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Sophia .... Penelope Wilton
Constance .... Marcia Warren
The Narrator .... Philip Jackson
Cyril .... Jim Pyke
Dr Stirling .... Andrew Harrison
Amy .... Lydia Leonard

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004. Show less