A new chance to listen to the Wide Sargasso Sea 2004 radio adaptation:Wide Sargasso Sea
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Jean Rhys's most famous novel read by Adjoa Andoh and Adam Godley - tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.
Abridged by Margaret Busby
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
Episode 1
02:00 September 2, 2019
Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway grows up on a belguiling Caribbean island where tensions escalate between her family and former slaves.
Episode 2
02:00 September 4, 2019
The mother of Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway marries an Englishman in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Read by Adjoa Andoh
Episode 3
02:00 September 5, 2019
Without her brother and parted from her mother, heiress Antoinette is sent off to school. Read by Adjoa Andoh
Episode 4
02:00 September 6, 2019
Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica. Read by Adam Godley.
Episode 5. A New Peril
02:00 September 7, 2019
Antoinette and Rochester's honeymoon develops into an intense love affair in Dominica. Read by Adam Godley.
Episode 6
02:00 September 10, 2019
An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Read by Adam Godley.
Episode 7
02:00 September 11, 2019
Antoinette seeks advice, as malicious gossip puts a strain on her marriage to Rochester. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Episode 8
02:00 September 12, 2019
Antoinette opens up to her husband Rochester, but the following events lead to a betrayal. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Episode 9
02:00 September 13, 2019
Antoinette returns home distressed. Husband Rochester makes plans to leave the island. Read by Adam Godley.
Episode 10
02:00 September 14, 2019
Distressed Antoinette must come to terms with her future. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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