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A Country House by Dorothy Edwards

4 Extra Debut. A young wife haunted by Chopin’s lover Georges Sands, yearns for connection - then an electrician arrives. Stars Jane Lapotaire.

Shortly after the First World War, in an isolated country house, a lonely young woman practises the piano.

She finds relationships with her husband and a young engineer strangely influenced by the music of Frederic Chopin.

And also the ghostly presence of Chopin's lover, Georges Sand…

Starring Sally Cookson and Jane Lapotaire.

Michelene Wandor’s drama is based on a short story written by Dorothy Edwards.

She ... Sally Cookson
He ... Michael McClain
Mr Richardson ... Stephen Rashbrook
Georges Sand ... Jane Lapotaire
Mr Green ... Peter Wickham

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.

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