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Helen鈥檚 friend Thea reveals more chilling details about Melmoth. Thea鈥檚 partner has spent weeks researching the story, at great cost to his mental and physical health.

Helen begins to take the legend of Melmoth seriously.

Sarah Perry's contemporary novel set in Prague, inspired by an original Gothic story.

Melmoth the Witness is a terrifying and yet moving creation who repels and attracts our sympathies simultaneously. The novel explores some of humanity鈥檚 darkest actions, asks us to consider our deepest secrets and conveys the importance of bearing witness to unspeakable events.

At the same time, it's also a novel of redemption, of the possibility of forgiveness, hope and reconciliation, and the healing power of love.

Abridged by: Jeremy Osborne.

Read by Greta Scacchi and Anton Lesser.

A Sweet Talk production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.