Anne Tyler Anne Tyler: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ladder of Years & The Amateur Marriage

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Captivating BBC radio adaptations of three of Anne Tyler's bestselling novelsAward-winning author Anne Tyler is loved worldwide for her fiction exploring the intricacies of marriage and domesticity. These three acclaimed books, each set in Baltimore, describe the small triumphs and tragedies of everyday American family life, as relationships are made and broken, and families come together, drift apart, hurt and heal each other.Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Tracks 1 and 2) Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl Tull attempts to keep her family together - but her anger and fierce maternal energy has damaging effects on her three children.Ladder of Years (Tracks 3 and 4)An unexpected romantic encounter in the grocery aisle is the beginning of a new adventure for homely Delia Grinstead, leading her to make a sudden, impulsive change in her life.The Amateur Marriage (Tracks 5 and 6)We follow the turbulent relationship of Michael and Pauline Anton over sixty years, from their whirlwind romance in 1941, to marriage, parenthood and beyond.Multi-layered and universal, with details that ring sharply true and characters that are both recognisable and entertaining, these three dramatisations feature a distinguished cast including Barbara Barnes, Lorelei King and Nathan Osgood.Dramatised by Rebecca LenkiewiczProduced and directed by David HunterDinner at the Homesick RestaurantPearl...Barbara BarnesNarrator...Lorelei KingBeck...Nathan OsgoodYoung Cody...Max BaldryYoung Ezra...Richard LinnellYoung Jenny/Jane...Eloise WebbCody...Ben CroweEzra...Simon Lee PhillipsJenny...Fenella WoolgarJosiah...Matthew WatsonHarley...David SeddonMrs Payson/Mrs Scarlatti...Joanna BrookesRuth...Amaka OkaforSlevin...Will HowardJoe/Driver...David SeddonPriest/Driver/Dr Vincent...Paul StonehouseTeacher/Driver...Philippa StantonMr Murphy...Sean MurrayThe Ladder of YearsDelia...Nancy CraneAdrian...Ian ConninghamSam...Nathan OsgoodEliza...Jessica TurnerNarrator/Woman...Barbara BarnesRosemary/Debbie/Mother/Binky...Rhiannon NeadsSkipper...David ActonCarroll/Clerk...Sam ValentineDriscoll/Ramsay/Vernon/Assistant...Mark Edel-HuntSusie...Roslyn HillMr Maxwell/Nat...David HounslowLinda/Belle...Jane SlavinEliza...Jessica TurnerEleanor...Carol MacReadyMr Pomfret....Stephen CritchlowNoah...Sean McCrystalJoel...Sam DaleRick Rack/Telephone Voice...Jude AkuwudikeThe Amateur MarriagePauline/Young Pauline...Julianna JenningsMichael/George/Pagan...Tom ForristerNarrator...Barbara BarnesMrs Anton...Pandora ColinWanda/Lindy/Gina...Sarah RidgewayMrs Brunek/Mrs Serge/Mrs Barclay/Donna/Marilyn...Sanchia McCormackKatie/Karen...Maeve Bluebell WellsMrs Golka/Destiny/Karen...Chetna PandyaMrs Kowalski/Anna/Katie...Georgie GlenOfficer/Policeman...John BowlerJohn Piazy/Alex/Policeman/Becoming....Finlay RobertsonEustace/Dun...David SterneLindy...Kayla GalGeorge/Pagan...Finn MonteathMichael...Ian PorterCabbie...Nicholas MurchiePauline...Sara StewartPagan...Noel BrookeGeorge...David SturzakerLindy...Jane SlavinPauline...Sara Stewart