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A Stone Woman

A Stone Woman by AS Byatt: 2. Iceland

2. Iceland

A Stone Woman by AS Byatt

BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Stone Woman by AS Byatt, 2. Iceland

A modern day gothic fable that muses on grief and transformation. Read by Penelope Wilton.

Ines worries about her petrification. The stone-cutter Thorsteinn says the answer lies in Iceland. Read by Penelope Wilton.

Ines worries what will happen if her transformation turns volcanic. 

Then she meets Thorsteinn, the mysterious stone-cutter who offers her help in the form of a visit to Iceland.

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

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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