Woman's Hour Drama - Mrs Tolstoy
Stephen Wakelam's portrait of the tempestuous marriage between Leo and Sofya Tolstoy
Woman's Hour Drama - Mrs Tolstoy - A Simple Life
By Stephen Wakelam. Sofya Tolstoy is pregnant again. Leo invites an aristocratic Christian disciple to stay. Is Sofya right not to trust him?
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Woman's Hour Drama - Mrs Tolstoy - The Kreutzer Sonata
By Stephen Wakelam. Sofya copies a new manuscript, a disturbing tale about a man who murders his wife. Is it directed against her?
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Woman's Hour Drama - Mrs Tolstoy - The Legacy
By Stephen Wakelam. Leo is old and ill. Sofya fights for control of his diary and papers. Will their marriage survive?
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Woman's Hour Drama - Mrs Tolstoy - True Happiness
By Stephen Wakelam. Tolstoy has given up writing fiction and cut himself off from his children. Sofya wants to move the family to Moscow.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Mrs Tolstoy - Vanichka
By Stephen Wakelam. Leo is cold and formal with Sofya. She is increasingly attracted to a portly pianist who has come to the country for the summer.
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