A Ladder to the Sky

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A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne: Episode 4

Episode 4

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne

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Gore Vidal meets an intriguing stranger called Maurice Swift.

Author Gore Vidal sits in his Italian villa, awaiting the arrival of popular new novelist, Maurice Swift. Read by Colin Stinton.

Interlude: The Swallow’s Nest. Sitting in his villa on the Italian coast, author Gore Vidal awaits the arrival of a popular new novelist called 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.

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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