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Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man

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On a Nevada air base, Major Daniel McCullen is given a new mission.

On a Nevada air base, Major McCullen has a new mission, which will have shattering consequences. Read by Mark Bazeley.

On a Nevada air base, Major Daniel McCullen is given a new mission. One which will have shattering consequences for the Turners. 

"The event that changed all of their lives happened on a Saturday afternoon in June, just minutes after Michael Turner - thinking the Nelsons' house was empty - stepped through their back door."

After the sudden loss of his wife, writer Michael Turner moves to London and develops a close friendship with the Nelsons, who live next door - Josh, Samantha and their two young daughters Lucy and Rachel. The family seem to represent everything Michael fears he may now never have: intimacy, children, stability and a family home. The new friendship at first seems to offer the prospect of healing, but then a catastrophic event changes everything. 

Owen Sheers' compelling story of the search for truth, the burden of secrets and the desire for redemption. It explores how our lives are interconnected, even in today's increasingly depersonalised, globalised world. 

Written by Owen Sheers
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Read by Mark Bazeley

Producer: Mair Bosworth

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

Book at Bedtime: Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man

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Owen Sheers's compelling story of the search for truth, read by Mark Bazeley.

Owen Sheers's compelling story of the search for truth, the burden of secrets and the desire for redemption. Read by Mark Bazeley and abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.

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