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A teenage girl has gone missing on a midwinter walk in the heart of England.

As the locals are called up to join the search party and police set up roadblocks, a crowd of news reporters descends on this usually quiet village.

What effect will Becky Shaw's disappearance have on this close-knit Peak District community? And what did happen her?

But as the search for Becky goes on, so does everyday life. Cows must be milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written.

And as the seasons unfold there are those who leave the village and those who are pulled back; those who come together or break apart. There are births and deaths; secrets kept and told; small kindnesses and unanticipated betrayals.

Jon McGregor's Reservoir 13 was one of the most acclaimed and talked-about novels of the 2017.

It won the Costa Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize, and was longlisted for the Man Booker. It was a Guardian, Financial Times, TLS, Telegraph and Observer Book of the Year.

Read by Lee Ingleby.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Sara Davies.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in March 2018.

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