Episode 1
A grief-stricken English woman flees to her Swiss chalet at the end of the First World War, seeking solace amid the fresh air and dramatic scenery. Read by Ruth Gemmell.
Bearing the weight of devastating loss, a woman flees post-war London for the sanctuary of her Swiss chalet. As she lies in the sun and lets her gaze linger on her thin sliver of garden, the solitude and the clear air begin to do their work. Recording her thoughts in a journal, she eventually finds herself well enough to feel lonely and irritable 鈥� and then two English sisters arrive at her door...
This delightful short novel of 1920, from the author of 鈥楾he Enchanted April鈥�, is a hymn to the restorative powers of nature, landscape and companionship.
Read by Ruth Gemmell
Written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
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- Mon 31 May 2021 12:0491热爆 Radio 4
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