Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver: Episode 9

Episode 9

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Demon's settling in at home and school but there's trouble brewing in the wider community.

While Demon settles in at home and school, trouble is brewing in Lee County as a new drug takes hold across the state.
Read by Carl Prekopp

Damon 'Demon' Copperhead is a good-hearted boy with the misfortune to be born into a broken society. As Demon battles through foster care, child labour and a dysfunctional education system, Kingsolver leavens her righteous anger with compassion for a glorious cast of characters in this epic tale of love, loss and community.

While Demon settles in well at home and school, trouble is brewing in Lee County as a new drug takes hold across the state.

Charles Dickens’ 'David Copperfield' is reimagined for the modern age by Barbara Kingsolver, one of our best-loved novelists, in this compelling and atmospheric tale of redemption. Kingsolver is the prize-winning author of novels, essays, poetry and journalism. Her books include 'The Poisonwood Bible', 'The Lacuna' and 'Unsheltered' and she established the Bellwether Prize for Fiction, America's largest prize for an unpublished first novel.

Read by Carl Prekopp
Written by Barbara Kingsolver
Abridged by Siân Preece
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

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Barbara Kingsolver's powerful epic tale inspired by Charles Dickens' David Copperfield.

Charles Dickens' David Copperfield is reimagined for the modern age by Barbara Kingsolver, one of our best-loved novelists, in this compelling and atmospheric tale of redemption.

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