Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, read by Lydia Wilson.

Lydia Wilson reads the new novel from the award-winning Kazuo Ishiguro,  exploring what it means to love. Today: Klara agrees to help with Rick and Josie's plan.

From the bestselling and Booker Prize-winning author of Never Let me Go and The Remains of the Day, a story of what it means to be human., read by Lydia WIlson.

Klara, an Artificial Friend, waits from her place in the store to be chosen by one of those who pass by on the street. But when it emerges that her life may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.

A novel of exquisite tenderness and restraint that asks what it means to love.

Today: Klara agrees to help Rick and Josie to achieve their plan.

Reader: Lydia Wilson
Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett

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