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2. Iceland
Episode 2 of 3
Ines worries about her petrification. The stone-cutter Thorsteinn says the answer lies in Iceland. Read by Penelope Wilton.
Ines worries what will happen if her transformation turns volcanic.
Then she meets Thorsteinn, the mysterious stone-cutter who offers her help in the form of a visit to Iceland.
AS Byatt's sensuous and ultimately uplifting account of one woman's transformation into stone.
Penelope Wilton continues the three-part modern day gothic fable that muses on grief.
Producer: Claudine Toutoungi
Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
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