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Book at Bedtime: Gorsky: Episode 2

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Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, Gorsky, Episode 2

Chelski: a London home for Russian wealth. Gorsky: a story about beauty, money and books.

Beautiful Natalia Summerscale's gentle poise captivates bookseller, Nick. But is she aware of him? Read by Philip Arditti.

Chelski: a London home for Russian wealth. Gorsky: a story about beauty, money and books.
 
A beautiful Russian woman, married to an Englishman, but do they really share a gilded life?
 
Natalia and Tom Summerscale are a golden couple who live an opulent life in Chelsea. When Nick is called upon to deliver an art book for Natalia to their home, The Laurels, he enters a world where everything appears to be perfect.

Read by Philip Arditti
 
Written by Vesna Goldsworthy
Abridged by Isobel Creed
 
Produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4

Book at Bedtime: Gorsky

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By Vesna Goldsworthy. A story about beauty, money and books.

By Vesna Goldsworthy. A story about beauty, money and books. Read by Philip Arditti. Abridged by Isobel Creed.

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