2: Hope
Lydia Wilson reads the new novel from Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Remains of the Day, exploring what it means to love. Today, Klara dares to hope that she has found a home.
From the bestselling and Booker Prize-winning author of Never Let me Go and The Remains of the Day, this is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend, who waits from her place in the store to be chosen by one of those who pass by on the street. But when it emerges that her life may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.
A novel of exquisite tenderness and restraint that asks what it means to love.
Today: Klara draws the attention of a teenage girl, who longs for an Artificial Friend.
Reader: Lydia Wilson
Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
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