Episode 8
Moving and life-affirming story by Anne Tyler. Aaron is distracted from his grief by a series of reassuringly solid, and ordinary, visits from his dead wife.
By Anne Tyler.
Read by William Hope.
The new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Tyler is the story of Baltimore publisher Aaron Woollcott's recovery from the death of his wife, who was killed when a tree fell on their home.
Aaron has been distracted from his grief by a series of reassuringly solid, and ordinary, visits from his dead wife.
Abridged by Robin Brooks.
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
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- Wed 16 May 2012 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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