Skin

· Bolinda · Narrated by Robyn Holdaway
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10 hr 49 min
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London, 1985. Joe, father to 11-year-old Matty, has disappeared and nobody will explain where he's gone, or why. In the long, hot summer that follows, Matty's hunt for Joe leads to the ponds at Hampstead Heath. Beneath the water, there is a new kind of freedom. Above the water, a welcoming community of men offer refuge from an increasingly rocky home life. Fourteen years later, a new revelation sees Matty set off alone in a campervan, driving westwards through Ireland, swimming its wild loughs and following the scant clues left behind about Joe. The trip takes a dangerous turn, and Matty is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers. But safety comes at a price, and with desire and fear running high, the journey turns into an explosive, heart-rending reckoning with the past.

About the author

Kerry Andrew is a London-based composer, performer, and author. She has won four British Composer Awards and is best known for her experimental vocal, choral and music-theatre work, often based around themes of community, landscape and myth. She made her short story debut on BBC Radio 4 in 2014 and she was shortlisted for the 2018 BBC National Short Story Award. She is currently working on her second novel.

Robyn is a non-binary actor and a graduate of GSA where they were a finalist for the prestigious Alan Bates Award. Robyn has made various TV and stage appearances including the BBC's Strike: Lethal White, Casualty and Doctors, as well as Doctor Who: The Lovecraft Invasion.

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