10. Charlie's Plans for the Future

Several years have passed since Charlie and his older sister Joyce were taken on as architectural apprentices by the Mayhoods and Joyce disappeared after the discovery of a murder at the farm. Now Charlie wants to become an architect himself, and is hoping to get an apprenticeship with the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

But what starts out as a seemingly straightforward story of good intentions and opportunity rapidly turns into a darker story full of secrets and lies.

And yet through tragedy come lessons learnt and a determination to hold on to one’s dreams.

Benjamin Wood’s first novel, The Bellwether Revivals, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Book Prize, and won Le Prix du Roman Fnac.

Read by Rupert Evans.

Abridger: Sara Davies

Producer: Celia de Wolff

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2023.