Tea With Mr Rochester
Frances Towers was writing short stories throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Her collection, Tea with Mr Rochester, was published in 1949 and met with instant critical acclaim.
Sadly, Towers, who had never had a book published before, died before this selection of her stories had appeared.
Frances Tower's humane and often witty pen offers five perceptive portrayals of young women facing personal epiphanies.
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Violet | 20031013 | 20060514 | Read by Susannah Harker. The Titmus family's new maid, Violet, appears to have an uncanny knack for predicting the future. |
| 02 | Tea With Mr Rochester | 20031014 | 20060521 | A schoolgirl comes face to face with her literary idol. Read by Romola Garai. |
| 03 | The Little Willow | 20031015 | 20060528 | Read by Emilia Fox, abridged by Penny Leicester. Lisby lives in the shadow of her two glamorous sisters, but a new visitor to the house perceives her true worth. |
| 04 | Don Juan And The Lily | 20031016 | 20060604 | A young girl in her first job falls under the spell of an inscrutable colleague, romantic Georgia Dellow. Read by Romola Garai, abridged by Penny Leicester |
| 05 LAST | The Chosen And The Rejected | 20031017 | 20060611 | Two single women move into a cottage together and are delighted when they are befriended by the enigmatic and elegant couple from the great house. Read by Susannah Harker, abridged by Penny Leicester |
Updated: 1/6/2013