{"product_id":"book-2i9l","title":"Rose Tremain: A BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC collection of 16 Full-Cast Dramas \u0026amp; 5 short stories from the award-winning novelist, Rose Tremain \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRose Tremain is one of the UK's premiere literary authors. She was one of only six women to be listed in Granta's inaugural list of 20 Best of Young British Novelists in 1983 and has since won countless prizes including the 1999 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award (for \u003ci\u003eMusic and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e), the 2008 Orange Prize (for \u003ci\u003eThe Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e) and the 1989 \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year Award (for \u003ci\u003eRestoration\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize). In 2007, she was awarded a CBE, and in 2020 was made a Dame for services to writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough best known for her novels, she has also written numerous original plays and dramatisations for radio, 16 of which are included in this collection. Ranging from the historical to the contemporary, and the humorous to the heartbreaking, they demonstrate her extraordinary ability to inhabit the minds of her characters and show us the world through their eyes. Alongside the Giles Cooper Award-winning \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTemporary Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and the Sony Award-winning: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Was Emily Davison?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, they comprise: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of Love, One Night in Winter, The Birdcage, The Wisest Fool, Dark Green, Blossom, Don't Be Cruel, Down the Hill, Half Time, Mother's Day, Hell and McLafferty, Will and Lou's Boy, The Kite Flyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jester of Astapovo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll feature a full cast of distinguished actors including \u003cb\u003eDavid Suchet, Miriam Margolyes, Rory Kinnear,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKenneth Cranham, Barbara Flynn, Michael Cochrane, Samantha Bond, Sylvia Coleridge, Eric Allan \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Rosemary Leach. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included are five captivating short stories. In \u003cb\u003e'Tropical Fish'\u003c\/b\u003e (read by \u003cb\u003eMaggie Steed\u003c\/b\u003e), we hear the reflections of a dying farmer and his son, in \u003cb\u003e'Ice Dancing'\u003c\/b\u003e (read by \u003cb\u003eHarry Towb\u003c\/b\u003e), a retired architect recounts his life with his wife and in \u003cb\u003e'John-Jin'\u003c\/b\u003e (read by Siriol Jenkins), we hear a tale of Spanish dancing, a young boy's stunted growth and a girder in a pier pavilion. \u003cb\u003e'The Stack'\u003c\/b\u003e (read by \u003cb\u003eJim Norton\u003c\/b\u003e) follows a middle-aged man whose upcoming birthday is no cause for celebration, and \u003cb\u003e'The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy'\u003c\/b\u003e (read by \u003cb\u003eTrevor Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e) explores the public and private anguish of a young French herald caught up in the Battle of Agincourt. Poignant, powerful and evocative, these tales of love, loss, desire and grief represent the very best of Tremain's short fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Rose Tremain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDramatisations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTemporary Shelter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho Was Emily Davison?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe End of Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne Night in Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Birdcage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wisest Fool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlossom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't Be Cruel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDown the Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalf Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMother's Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHell and McLafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill and Lou's Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kite Flyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jester of Astapovo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort Stories \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTropical Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIce Dancing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn-Jin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crossing of Herald Mountjoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":68410038583600,"sku":"BD2i9l","price":13.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2i9l-Square-cover.webp?v=1794438053","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2i9l","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}