Episode 14
After a huge loss Demon can't call on his friends; their lives are in as much turmoil as his. With his drug use spiralling, the boy finds himself homeless.
Read by Carl Prekopp
Damon 'Demon' Copperhead is a good-hearted boy with the misfortune to be born into a broken society. As Demon battles through foster care, child labour and a dysfunctional education system, Barbara Kingsolver leavens her righteous anger with compassion for a glorious cast of characters in this epic tale of love, loss and community.
After his great loss Demon finds himself alone; his friends' lives are in as much turmoil as his and he has nowhere to turn. With his drug use spiralling, the boy becomes homeless.
Charles Dickens鈥� 'David Copperfield' is reimagined for the modern age by Barbara Kingsolver, one of our best-loved novelists, in this compelling and atmospheric tale of redemption. Kingsolver is the prize-winning author of novels, essays, poetry and journalism. Her books include 'The Poisonwood Bible', 'The Lacuna' and 'Unsheltered' and she established the Bellwether Prize for Fiction, America's largest prize for an unpublished first novel.
Read by Carl Prekopp
Written by Barbara Kingsolver
Abridged by Si芒n Preece
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
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- Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 4