Episode 4
Author Gore Vidal sits in his Italian villa, awaiting the arrival of popular new novelist, Maurice Swift. Read by Colin Stinton.
Interlude: The Swallow鈥檚 Nest. Sitting in his villa on the Italian coast, author Gore Vidal awaits the arrival of a popular new novelist called Maurice Swift.
Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own.
Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in鈥�
John Boyne鈥檚 seductive thriller about a writer who won鈥檛 let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Wolf Kahler.
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2019.
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