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A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne: Episode 5

Episode 5

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne

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Edith and Maurice celebrate their anniversary.

Edith Camberley starts to teach creative writing, yet can’t help worrying about her husband. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Part II: The Tribesman. Author Edith Camberley takes up a new position teaching creative writing yet can’t help but worry about her husband Maurice Swift.

Maurice 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 by Doreen Estall

Read by Wolf Kahler.

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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