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The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry: Episode 4

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Episode 4

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Will tries to dissuade his flock from their belief in the existence of the Essex Serpent.

Will tries to dissuade his congregation that the serpent exists and Cora’s family moves to Aldwinter. Read by Ruth Gemmell.

Will tries to dissuade his congregation from their belief in the existence of the Essex Serpent. 

Cora and her family move to Aldwinter where Cora's friendship with Will deepens.

Sarah Perry's award-winning novel set at the end of the 19th century and inspired by true events.

Moving between Essex and London, myth and modernity, Cora Seaborne's spirited search for the Essex Serpent encourages all around her to test their allegiance to faith or reason in an age of rapid scientific advancement.

At the same time, the novel explores the boundaries of love and friendship and the allegiances that we have to one another. The depth of feeling that the inhabitants of Aldwinter share are matched by their city counterparts as they strive to find the courage to express and understand their deepest desires, and strongest fears.

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.

Read by Ruth Gemmell.

Producer: Rosalynd Ward

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Sarah Perry's novel, set at the end of the 19th century and inspired by true events.

Sarah Perry's award-winning novel, set at the end of the 19th century and inspired by true events. Abridged by Jeremy Osborne. Read by Ruth Gemmell.

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