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A Stone Woman

A Stone Woman by AS Byatt: 1. Flint

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

1. Flint

A Stone Woman by AS Byatt

BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Stone Woman by AS Byatt, 1. Flint

Penelope Wilton reads a sensuous and uplifting gothic tale about a woman's transformation.

Ines is grieving for her mother when she sees her navel has turned to flint. Gothic tale read by Penelope Wilton.

Acclaimed actress Penelope Wilton reads AS Byatt's sensuous and ultimately uplifting account of one woman's transformation into stone.

Ines is a middle-aged etymologist. When her mother dies, grief overtakes her. Then, after a minor surgery, she discovers her navel has turned to flint. 

The first of three parts of a modern day gothic fable that muses on grief. 

Producer:  Claudine Toutoungi

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.

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Penelope Wilton reads AS Byatt's account of a woman's transformation into stone.

Penelope Wilton reads AS Byatt's sensuous and ultimately uplifting account of one woman's transformation into stone.

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