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1. A Second Chance

4 Extra Debut. It's 1952, and an architect and his wife take a chance on two siblings, recently released from borstal. Read by Rupert Evans.

It's 1952 and an architect and his wife take a chance on two siblings, recently released from Borstal.

But what starts out as a seemingly straightforward story of good intentions and opportunity rapidly turns into a darker story full of secrets and lies.

And yet through tragedy come lessons learnt and a determination to hold on to one鈥檚 dreams.

Benjamin Wood's unnerving novel, first published in 2022.

Abridged in ten parts by Sara Davies.

Read by Rupert Evans.

Producer: Celia de Wolff

A Pier production for 91福利社 Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2023.

**** Benjamin Wood鈥檚 first novel, The Bellwether Revivals, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Book Prize, and won Le Prix du Roman Fnac.

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