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The spirit of a murdered child haunts the home of a former slave after the Civil War. Seminal novel narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

Following the American Civil War, the spirit of a murdered child haunts the home of a former slave.

Toni Morrison's seminal 1987 novel about a haunted house in the era that followed the abolition of slavery in the United States. Melding horror and poetry, this is the story of Sethe, a woman who escaped slavery by crossing the Ohio river, but who, 18 years later, is still not free.

Narrated by Adjoa Andoh. With Nadine Marshall as Sethe, Pippa Bennett-Warner as Denver and Danny Sapani as Paul D.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts adapted by Patricia Cumper.

Original music by Jon Nicholls

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2016.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Oct 2018 01:00

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  • Sat 9 Jan 2016 13:00
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  • Mon 15 Oct 2018 01:00