Book Readings

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Morning Book Reading

Caleb’s Crossing, by Geraldine Brooks, 2011

Reader: Dorothy Broom

Set in 1600s Massachusetts, Bethia is a clergyman’s daughter who is denied an education because of her sex. Caleb is a Native American boy who is tutored by Bethia’s father in Latin and Greek to be admitted to Harvard College, its founding charter of 1650 stipulating that it was to be a place of education for ‘English and Indian youth’. Bethia accompanies her brother and Caleb as their housekeeper, studying by overhearing their conversations, and witnessing Caleb’s ‘crossing’ into a different culture as he studies among the sons of the colonial elite.

Five episodes a week, Monday to Friday 9:30am repeated at 9:15pm

Catch up all five episodes in a row 12pm Saturday

Afternoon Book Reading

Great Tales of Terror, edited by Phyllis Wagner and Herbert Wise, 1944.

Reader: Sue Harrison

Editors Phyllis Wagner and Herbert Wise have drawn together suspenseful stories from some of the world’s most renowned authors. Listen to each spine-chilling story, a must for horror fans. 

Five episodes a week, Monday to Friday 5pm

Catch up all five episodes in a row 4:30pm Saturday

Children / Young Adult Book Reading

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling, 1997.

Reader: Sue Farrelly

J K Rowling’s blockbuster story of the ‘boy who lived’ turned a generation of children back into readers. Harry discovers he is a wizard and this is the story of his first year at Hogwarts.

Two episodes a week, Monday 7:30pm repeated 4pm Tuesday and Wednesday 7:30pm repeated 4pm Thursday