Strangers on a Train

Name: Strangers on a Train - Penguin Random House South Africa
SKU: 9781529138498
Price: 225.00 ZAR
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Anton Lesser, Michael Sheen, Saskia Reeves, Bill Nighy, Full Cast, Patricia Highsmith

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About the book

A suspenseful full-cast BBC radio adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's classic psychological thriller

When Guy Haines meets Charles Bruno in the dining car of a Texas-bound train, they share their secrets in the way that only strangers can. Charles confides his hatred for his controlling father, Guy confesses that he is divorcing his unfaithful wife. As the drink flows and the conversation turns darker, Charles proposes the perfect solution to both their problems - a murder swap - and Guy laughingly agrees.

Back home, he quickly forgets their drunken pact: but Charles does not. Soon Guy is facing a nightmarish choice - fulfil his part of the bargain, or be framed for a murder he didn't commit...

Dramatised for radio by award-winning playwright Craig...

About the Author

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser has appeared in numerous theater productions including the starring role in Richard III for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Mutabilitie for the National Theater. He is the audiobook narrator of Pickwick Papers, Little Dorrit, Pygmalion, Nicholas Nickelby, The Shadow in the North, and many more.

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen is a renowned Welsh actor and homelessness activist. His incredible work on stage and screen has gained him numerous awards. A passionate social activist, Michael is the honorary president of Wales Council for Voluntary Action, and a patron of numerous British charities, including NSPCC’s Child’s Voice Appeal and Social Enterprise UK. In 2021, Sheen declared himself a not-for-profit actor. Michael lives in Wales with his partner and two daughters.

Saskia Reeves

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Bill Nighy

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Full Cast

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Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1921 but moved to new York when she was six. In her senior year she edited the college magazine, having decided to become a writer at the age of sixteen. Her first novel Strangers on a Train, was made into a famous film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland in 1995. Her last novel Small g: A Summer Idyll was published posthumously just over a month later.