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The story of a disappearance - told backwards. Sacha Dhawan continues Jon McGregor's series. As the search for the girl gears up, the local paperboy joins the hunt.

The story of a disappearance - told backwards.

In the third in Jon McGregor's 15-part short story series set in the Peak District, a 13-year-old girl has gone missing on the moors. Now, as the search for the girl gears up, the local newspaper boy joins the hunt for clues.

The fifteen stories of The Reservoir Tapes each stand alone but together build a compelling portrait of a community rocked by tragedy, as they explore events that precede and follow the disappearance the teenage girl. A prequel to Jon McGregor's critically acclaimed Man Booker long-listed novel Reservoir 13, these stories and their different perspectives offer tantalizing glimpses as to what might have happened to Becky.

Writer: Jon McGregor is an acclaimed British novelist who has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize three times. His third novel, Even the Dogs, won the International Dublin Literary Award
Reader: Sacha Dhawan is a British actor known for his roles in Sherlock and In the Club. He has the starring role in a feature-length drama of Sathnam Sanghera's The
Boy with the Topknot on 13th November on 大象传媒 2
Producer: Justine Willett.

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Oct 2017 19:45

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Reader Sacha Dhawan
Writer Jon McGregor
Producer Justine Willett

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  • Sun 15 Oct 2017 19:45

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