by Philippa Pearce · BBC Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9781846071096
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«Tom's Midnight Garden» is the BBC Radio 4 dramatization of Philippa Pearce's children's classic, published by BBC Books on 2 audio CDs in English.
When Tom's brother falls ill with measles, the boy goes to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle and expects a tedious few months. One night, the grandfather clock in the hall strikes thirteen and, after that impossible hour, Tom discovers a secret garden that only opens in the early morning. There he finds another girl, and a friendship that crosses time is woven.
Unabridged version, running 2 hours and 16 minutes. Cast includes voices of Una Stubbs and Crawford Logan, among others. Published by BBC Books in 1999, in English.
For child and young listeners aged 9 and up, as well as for adults who want to enjoy a classic of fantasy literature in audio.
Ann Philippa Pearce OBE FRSL was an English author of children's books. Best known of those books is the time-slip novel Tom's Midnight Garden, which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. Pearce was a commended runner-up for the Medal a further four times.
