1. A Second Chance

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’s 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 BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2023.

**** Benjamin Wood’s 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.