King Winter's Birthday

Written by Jonathan Freedland and Emily Sutton

Narrated by Emma Wilkes

An achingly beautiful tale by bestselling author Jonathan Freedland, inspired by a story from Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, author of The Passenger
It's King Winter's birthday, and he wants his party to be really special. He asks all of his brothers and sisters to be there: Queen Spring, King Summer and Queen Autumn.
But the wind and the trees whisper a warning, and as the four play magical games, something strange begins to happen outside.
Inspired by a story from Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, written while he was interned on the Isle of Man during the Second World War, this timeless fairy tale is a celebration of nature's rhythms, and of a chaotic world restored to balance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Audio Agency Ltd
• Release date: Jan 30, 2025
• ISBN: 9781916822283

Jonathan Freedland

Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and former foreign correspondent. He is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series, The Long View, as well as two popular podcasts, Politics Weekly America and Unholy, the latter alongside the journalist Yonit Levi. He is the author of twelve other books, including the award-winning The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World.