Make the Most of Every Day Remaining
After years of study, Selima encounters Helm for the first time. And if Helm鈥檚 gut feeling is right, it鈥檚 not a moment too soon. Read by Hattie Morahan.
Shortlisted for the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize, this elemental novel is from the twice-nominated Booker author of BURNTCOAT and THE WOLF BORDER.
Helm, the only named wind in the UK, has scoured the Eden Valley since the dawn of time. When people arrive, Helm becomes the subject of their myth and folklore but, as the Anthropocene takes us all past the point of no return, Helm鈥檚 very existence is threatened.
After years of study, Selima encounters Helm for the first time. And if Helm鈥檚 gut feeling is right, it鈥檚 not a moment too soon.
Read by Hattie Morahan
Written by Sarah Hall
Abridged by Si芒n Preece
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie
A 麻豆社 Audio Scotland production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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- Fri 17 Oct 2025 22:45麻豆社 Radio 4