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England is beset by social unrest and the threat of Napoleonic invasion. Parted following a freakish accident, Sarah Battle and her daughter Eve try to rediscover each other.

With her mother widely-believed to be dead, Eve is raised by Sarah鈥檚 erratic artist friend, Joseph in London. Sarah - traumatised in mind and body - must rebuild herself in a Norfolk fishing village at the parsonage of the strangely-motivated Reverend Snead.

Episode Nine
In Hawkswith, Edward and Hester try to piece together what happened to Sarah. In London, Eve makes a decision.

Alix Nathan is the author of His Last Fire, a collection of short stories, and the novels The Flight Of Sarah Battle and The Warlow Experiment.

Writer: Alix Nathan
Reader: Samantha Spiro
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4