Penelope Freeman's guest appearances

Penelope Freeman

Headline Books

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

Gill Paul

Neil Gaiman

Adjoa Andoh

Patrick Gale

Emma Powell

Juliet Stevenson

Peter Kenny

Andrea Levy

Lorelei King

Deborah Harkness

Caroline Lennon

Peter Ross

Eddie Izzard

Jason Roberts

George Saunders

OwlTail

Joseph Coelho

Beth Morrey

Kate Okello

Joseph Coelho discusses his Carnegie short-listed novel in verse – 'The Girl Who Became a Tree'; and the central role that libraries continue to play in his life.   Narrators Kate Okello and Penelope Freeman reveal their very personal reasons for becoming Talking Book readers.    Beth Morrey explores ways to overcome loneliness and grief in her bittersweet novel 'Saving Missy'.  And we return to Joseph for the Books of Your Life.

Joseph Coelho discusses his Carnegie short-listed novel in verse – 'The Girl Who Became a Tree'; and the central role that libraries continue to play in his life.   Narrators Kate Okello and Penelope Freeman reveal their very personal reasons for becoming Talking Book readers.    Beth Morrey explores ways to overcome loneliness and grief in her bittersweet novel 'Saving Missy'. And we return to Joseph for the Books of Your Life.

222: Joseph Coelho, Beth Morrey, Kate Okello & Penelope Freeman

Judith Lennox

It is Christmas 1937 when sisters Rowan and Thea travel from London to Scotland to visit their dying father. Having lost their mother in a tragic sailing accident when they were young, the two women are accustomed to grief. But they have no idea that their father's death will expose a terrible deception...For back in London is his wife Sophie and their two sons. Neither family knows of the other's existence, and when news reaches Sophie of Hugh's death her whole world is turned upside down.Meanwhile, Rowan's marriage is crumbling, and Thea reluctantly finds herself acting as a go-between for her sister and her lover. But, with the onslaught of World War II, the lives of all three women will change for ever. And they must confront the secrets between them before they can seize their chance of happiness...

It is Christmas 1937 when sisters Rowan and Thea travel from London to Scotland to visit their dying father. Having lost their mother in a tragic sailing accident when they were young, the two women are accustomed to grief. But they have no idea that their father's death will expose a terrible deception... For back in London is his wife Sophie and their two sons. Neither family knows of the other's existence, and when news reaches Sophie of Hugh's death her whole world is turned upside down. Meanwhile, Rowan's marriage is crumbling, and Thea reluctantly finds herself acting as a go-between for her sister and her lover. But, with the onslaught of World War II, the lives of all three women will change for ever. And they must confront the secrets between them before they can seize their chance of happiness...

THE SECRETS BETWEEN US by Judith Lennox, read by Penelope Freeman - audiobook extract