A Ladder to the Sky

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A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne: Episode 1

Episode 1

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne

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Acclaimed novelist Erich Ackermann is approached by a young man claiming to be a fan.

4 Extra Debut. West Berlin, 1988: The author Erich Ackermann meets a handsome young waiter who wants to be a writer. Read by Wolf Kahler.

Maurice Swift is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story. 

However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own. 

Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…

John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.

Abridged in ten parts by Doreen Estall.

Read by Wolf Kahler.

Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times best-selling author John Boyne has received multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year. 

He’s also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. 

‘A Ladder to The Sky’ is his 11th novel for adults.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

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Seductive thriller about a writer who won't let anything stand in the way of his ambitions

A seductive thriller about a writer who won't let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.

A seductive thriller about a writer who won't let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions. Starring Enzo Cilenti (Luther), Wolf Kahler (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Colin Stinton (Butterfly) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (Harlots).

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