Episode 3
Dickens is reimagined for today as a boy struggles within a broken social system.
With his mother in hospital, Demon faces his first night in foster care.
Read by Carl Prekopp
Dickens鈥� David Copperfield is reimagined for the modern age by one of our best-loved novelists in this compelling, atmospheric tale of redemption.
Young Demon Copperhead is a good-hearted boy with the misfortune to be born into a broken society. As Demon battles through foster care, child labour and a dysfunctional education system, Kingsolver鈥檚 righteous anger is leavened with compassion for her glorious cast of characters in this epic tale of love, loss and community.
With his mom in hospital recovering from an overdose, Demon faces his first night in foster care.
Barbara Kingsolver is the prize-winning author of novels, essays, poetry and journalism. Her books include 'The Poisonwood Bible', 'The Lacuna' and 'Unsheltered' and she established the Bellwether Prize for Fiction, America's largest prize for an unpublished first novel.
Read by Carl Prekopp
Written by Barbara Kingsolver
Abridged by Si芒n Preece
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
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- Wed 2 Nov 2022 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4