The Earth Hums in B Flat - by Mari Strachan - NEW BBC Radio Audiobook - cheops

The Earth Hums in B Flat - by Mari Strachan - NEW BBC Radio Audiobook - cheops



Joanna Page reads Mari Strachan's magical story of a child detective, set in 1950s Wales.



'The Earth Hums in B Flat is a richly evocative, warm but unsentimental tale of a child detective struggling to piece together clues about the lives around her. These lives, and the characters who live them, are so vividly drawn and Mari Strachan's careful unraveling of the secrets they hide is extremely compelling.



'Up here, far away from everybody, the night is peaceful; there's no sound except the hum of the Earth. At school, when I sang the note to Mr Hughes he said it was B flat but he laughed when I said it was the note the Earth hummed'



Gwenni Morgan can fly in her sleep-that's how she sees what's going on in the village, and how she tries to make some sense of her family and her world.



But Gwenni's mother isn't too keen on her daughter's imaginative ways of looking at things; she doesn't want anyone thinking her odd.



When Ifan Evans goes missing, Gwenni takes an interest in trying to help find him, much to her mother's distress, and uncovers a terrible truth.



Set in a remote Welsh village in the 1950s, The Earth Hums in B Flat is a story of dark family secrets. It's filled with wonderful characters and written with insight and sparkling tenderness.



Five episodes of approximately 15 minutes each.



Episode 1:

Joanna Page reads Mari Strachan's magical story of a child detective, set in 1950s Wales.



Gwenni Morgan is 12 and flies in her sleep. One night she sees a body floating in a pool and wakes to find that Mr Evans has gone missing.



Episode 2:

Gwenni starts her investigation of Mr Evans' disappearance by going round the village with a poster.



Episode 3:

Gwenni is interviewed by the detectives investigating Mr Evans' death and an arrest is made.



Episode 4:

The case is closed and Gwenni must put an end to her detective work, but not before a family secret comes to light.



Episode 5:

Standing on the cusp of adolescence, Gwenni finds out the truth about her grandmother...



First broadcast in 2009 on BBC Radio 7.

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