Hannah van der Westhuysen gives a quiet, melancholic performance of this contemplative, grief-filled reimagining of KING LEAR. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss Julia Armfield’s story set in a vague future of drowned cities and constant rain. The story revolves around three queer sisters after the death of their famous father, an architect. Van der Westhuysen captures the meandering, watery quality of the novel with their soft, almost musical narration. A sad and beautiful listen; Armfield fans will not be disappointed.

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