Three Stories By Edith Pearlman

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01Binocular Vision20130407

"These stories are an exercise in imagination and compassion.. a trip around the world.."
ANN PATCHETT, author of Bel Canto

Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for decades and is in her mid seventies. Recognition duly arrived in America with various awards, but only recently has her collection, Binocular Vision, been acclaimed in Britain. Now there's chance to hear three of the tales on radio, and be acquainted with a voice that is compelling and new to us..

1. Binocular Vision
A young girl picks up her father's binoculars and observes the neighbours
across the road. There are surprises in store..

Reader Lydia Wilson
Producer Duncan Minshull.

A young girl picks up her father's binoculars and observes the neighbours across the road.

Series of short stories by the American short story writer

01Binocular Vision2013040720150801 (R4)

"These stories are an exercise in imagination and compassion.. a trip around the world.."
ANN PATCHETT, author of Bel Canto

Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for decades and is in her mid seventies. Recognition duly arrived in America with various awards, but only recently has her collection, Binocular Vision, been acclaimed in Britain. Now there's chance to hear three of the tales on radio, and be acquainted with a voice that is compelling and new to us..

1. Binocular Vision
A young girl picks up her father's binoculars and observes the neighbours
across the road. There are surprises in store..

Reader Lydia Wilson
Producer Duncan Minshull.

A young girl picks up her father's binoculars and observes the neighbours across the road.

Series of short stories by the American short story writer

02Unravished Bride20130414

"These stories are an exercise in imagination and compassion.. a trip around the world.."
ANN PATCHETT, author of Bel Canto

Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for decades and is in her mid seventies. Recognition duly arrived in America with various awards, but only recently has her collection, Binocular Vision, been acclaimed in Britain. Now there's chance to hear three of the tales on radio, and be acquainted with a voice that is compelling and new to us..

2. Unravished Bride
They are introduced at somebody's wedding and their meetings will go on for a year. But these are meetings with a difference..

Reader Laurel Lefkow
Producer Duncan Minshull.

Introduced a wedding, their meetings will go on for a year - meetings with a difference.

Series of short stories by the American short story writer

02Unravished Bride2013041420150808 (R4)

"These stories are an exercise in imagination and compassion.. a trip around the world.."
ANN PATCHETT, author of Bel Canto

Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for decades and is in her mid seventies. Recognition duly arrived in America with various awards, but only recently has her collection, Binocular Vision, been acclaimed in Britain. Now there's chance to hear three of the tales on radio, and be acquainted with a voice that is compelling and new to us..

2. Unravished Bride
They are introduced at somebody's wedding and their meetings will go on for a year. But these are meetings with a difference..

Reader Laurel Lefkow
Producer Duncan Minshull.

Introduced a wedding, their meetings will go on for a year - meetings with a difference.

Series of short stories by the American short story writer

03Fidelity2013042120150815 (R4)

"These stories are an exercise in imagination and compassion.. a trip around the world.."
ANN PATCHETT, author of Bel Canto

Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for decades and is in her mid seventies. Recognition duly arrived in America with various awards, but only recently has her collection, Binocular Vision, been acclaimed in Britain. Now there's chance to hear three of the tales on radio, and be acquainted with a voice that is compelling and new to us..

3. Fidelity
Victor Cullen is a renowned travel writer, a stickler for research. Then one day he starts making his journeys up..

Reader Peter Marinker
Producer Duncan Minshull.

Renowned travel writer Victor Cullen, a stickler for detail, starts making his journeys up

Series of short stories by the American short story writer

"These stories are an exercise in imagination and compassion.. a trip around the world.."
ANN PATCHETT, author of Bel Canto

Edith Pearlman has been writing stories for decades and is in her mid seventies. Recognition duly arrived in America with various awards, but only recently has her collection, Binocular Vision, been acclaimed in Britain. Now there's chance to hear three of the tales on radio, and be acquainted with a voice that is compelling and new to us..

3. Fidelity
Victor Cullen is a renowned travel writer, a stickler for research. Then one day he starts making his journeys up..

Reader Peter Marinker
Producer Duncan Minshull.

Renowned travel writer Victor Cullen, a stickler for detail, starts making his journeys up

Series of short stories by the American short story writer