The Squire

Written by Enid Bagnold

Narrated by Juliet Aubrey

Length

5h 31m

"Written in luminous and highly sensual prose, The Squire (first published in 1938) follows the life of a woman on the verge of giving birth to her fifth child. She is inspiring, in love with life and accepting of its transience. Set in her house by the sea, domesticity, marriage, love and the inner lives of her servants and children are all brought into the spotlight - as is the act of childbirth itself. This is rare subject matter today in a novel that was well and truly ahead of its time. Published with Persephone Books. Read by Juliet Aubrey."