4. Reality Hits Home
Jean Louise's world is about to be shattered as the realities of life in 1950s Alabama hit home. Read by Fenella Woolgar.
Believed lost for decades after 'To Kill A Mockingbird' was published, Harper Lee's explosive second novel finally appeared in 2015.
It revisits much-loved characters, this time through adult eyes.
Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch travels from New York to Maycomb for her annual visit home.
She's spent two blissful days relaxing into the rhythms of the South with her beloved father Atticus,
But the realities of life in 1950s Alabama are about to hit home in the cruellest way imaginable.
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Read by Fenella Woolgar.
Producer Eilidh McCreadie.
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in August 2015.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Fenella Woolgar |
| Author | Harper Lee |
| Abridger | Robin Brooks |
| Producer | Eilidh McCreadie |
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