Daughters and Sons

Narrated by John Rowe , Ann Mitchell , Tessa Worsley , Patricia Lawrence , Christopher Good

Released: August 14, 2025
Length: 5 hrs 28 mins
Format: Radio/TV Program
Narration: AI narration
Publisher: BBC Audio

Follow Ivy Compton-Burnett View on Audible amazon apple

In Ivy Compton-Burnett's dark domestic comedy set in the tumultuous Ponsonby household, family dynamics are fraught with tension as tyrannical grandmother Sabine and her equally commanding daughter Hetta vie for control. When John's daughter, France, finishes her debut novel, a decision to publish it under a pseudonym ignites a chain of deceptions, leading to a chaotic and humorous family crisis during a dramatic dinner party. This acclaimed adaptation brings to life Compton-Burnett's masterful satire, showcasing a talented ensemble cast and directed by Liane Aukin.

general humor satire literary fiction

RecentAudiobook tracks Ivy Compton-Burnett and over 141,000 other authors for new releases.

Follow the authors you love and hear about every new audiobook the day it lands.

Get started Browse authors

A House and Its Head

Ivy Compton-Burnett

The 19th Century Classics Collection: 13 Stories From Tolstoy, Brontë, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Eliot, Verne, & Much More

Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Thomas Hardy, George Eliot, H.G. Wells, Anne Brontë, Bram Stoker, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herbert George Wells, Jules Scott Verne

The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume Five: 13 Novels from Twain, Austen, Proust, Dumas, Gaskell, Dickens, & More

Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Marcel Proust, Elizabeth Gaskell, Horace Walpole, Émile Zola, Jane Austen, H. G. Wells, Charlotte Brontë, Alexandre Dumas, Jerome K. Jerome, H.G. Wells, Jerome K Jerome, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herbert George Wells, Jules Scott Verne