Book at Bedtime - Family Money
Hannah Gordon reads Nina Bawden's psychological thriller which tells the story of recently-widowed Fanny Pye, and how her life is changed when she intervenes to stop a street brawl
Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 1
Fanny's memory plays tricks as she tries to recall how she was caught up in a street brawl. Her grown-up children struggle to come to terms with their changed and frightened mother.
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 10
Jake's threatened return spurs Fanny into action, and she makes some decisions that surprise those closest to her.
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 2
When Fanny is discharged from hospital, her children Harry and Isabel are concerned about how she will cope at home on her own.
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 3
Harry and Isabel are concerned for Fanny's future when she decides to sell up and give some of the proceeds to her good friend Ivy Trench. Meanwhile, is someone watching her?
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 4
After her house catches fire, Fanny's plans to sell up are put on hold. As her neighbours gather in the street as the fire is put out, she sees the man from the canal boat.
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 5
A conversation with Isabel about what happened the night she witnessed the murder of Andrew Hobbes leaves Fanny perturbed. Are her recollections of that night returning?
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 6
Fanny struggles with fear following her encounter at the library with the man from the canal boat. Why does this meeting trigger memories of the night she witnessed the murder?
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 7
A surprise encounter with a childhood friend of Delia's distracts Fanny from her preoccupation with Jake, the young man from the canal boat.
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 8
Is Jake's visit the act of a solicitous neighbour or is there something more menacing in his intentions?
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Book at Bedtime - Family Money - Episode 9
The departure of Jake and his canal boat has unexpected consequences for Fanny.
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