Staying for her aunt's sake, Mary's first encounter with customers at Jamaica Inn only adds to her anxiety. Read by Tamsin Greig.
Book at Bedtime: Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Tamsin Greig reads episode 2 of Daphne Du Maurier's dark and intriguing gothic tale.
After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan has come to live at Jamaica Inn with her Aunt Patience. She has discovered her aunt much changed and living in terror of her vicious husband, Joss Merlyn. Deciding she must stay for the sake of her aunt, Mary is affected by the inn's brooding power and unwillingly drawn into the dark deeds of Joss and his accomplices.
Producer: Alison Crawford.
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