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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water

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Bill Nighy reads from the novel by Justin Cartwright, about a family as they come to terms with the loss of a wife and mother

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 1

Now that his wife is dead and he has retired from his job as a news anchorman, David Cross is building a new life. But his children are uncomfortable with his new image.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 10

David, camping with his brother in Africa and away from the constraints of his daily life, grapples with the thoughts that have been nagging him.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 2

Ed and Lucy Cross are concerned about their newly-widowed and retired father. He is too thin, and he has started going to the gym.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 3

David meets up with his old friend Robin, senior partner in the law firm where his son Ed now works, and receives some unsettling news.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 4

David feels constrained by his house, now that he lives there alone, but his children still regard it as the family home.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 5

Since her mother died and with her brother married and her father showing no sign of filling the breach, Lucy feels as if she has been cast adrift.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 6

Bill Nighy reads from the new novel by Justin Cartwright. Ed becomes oppressed by his wife's longing for a child.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 7

David is surprised when the woman with the dog from the Heath turns up on his doorstep, and the following morning he has much to reflect on.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 8

Bill Nighy reads from the new novel by Justin Cartwright. When Lucy awakes she has a new man in her life.

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Book at Bedtime - To Heaven By Water - Episode 9

Bill Nighy reads from the new novel by Justin Cartwright. With her father in Africa with his brother, Lucy is comforted by Ed after a traumatic encounter with her ex-boyfriend.

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