2. Apprenticeship

It's 1952 and idealistic architects Arthur and Florence Mayhood have taken on ex-Borstal inmates Joyce and Charlie Savigear as apprentices at their practice on their farm in Surrey, Leventree.

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 unnerving novel abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Rupert Evans.

Producer: Celia de Wolff

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