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
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.
DetailsDavid, camping with his brother in Africa and away from the constraints of his daily life, grapples with the thoughts that have been nagging him.
DetailsEd and Lucy Cross are concerned about their newly-widowed and retired father. He is too thin, and he has started going to the gym.
DetailsDavid meets up with his old friend Robin, senior partner in the law firm where his son Ed now works, and receives some unsettling news.
DetailsDavid feels constrained by his house, now that he lives there alone, but his children still regard it as the family home.
DetailsSince 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.
DetailsBill Nighy reads from the new novel by Justin Cartwright. Ed becomes oppressed by his wife's longing for a child.
DetailsDavid 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.
DetailsBill Nighy reads from the new novel by Justin Cartwright. When Lucy awakes she has a new man in her life.
DetailsBill 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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