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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton: Episode 1

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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A gripping ecological thriller from Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton.

Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton’s gripping thriller explores capitalism, corruption and environmental disaster. Read by Kerry Fox.

What happens when heartfelt principles meet obscene wealth? A struggling gardening collective in New Zealand is about to find out when a chance meeting with a billionaire survivalist brings the opportunity of a lifetime. 

Kerry Fox reads the satirical, apocalyptic thriller from Booker Prize-winner Eleanor Catton.

Abridged by Siân Preece
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

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