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The Lyre of Orpheus
- By: Robertson Davies
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance4
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There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation must choose a worthy undertaking upon which to expend a portion of its considerable funds. As the Foundation's chairman, Arthur Cornish believes they should select a project worthy of the risk taker whose name the Foundation bears. And so it is decided: the Foundation will fund the doctoral work of one Hulda Schnakenburg, a grumpy, grimy, thoroughly difficult, and extraordinarily talented music student. Her task is to complete the score of an unfinished opera by the Romantic composer, writer, and music critic E. T. A. Hoffmann. In addition to this, the Foundation, against all common sense, will undertake to stage the opera. As the production takes shape, Hoffmann's restless spirit hovers rather too close for comfort, and his dictum "The lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld" proves prophetic for many a participant.
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The Lyre of Orpheus
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 21-06-01
- Language: English
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People Pleaser
- The funny and highly relatable new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Mad Woman
- By: Bryony Gordon
- Narrated by: Jenna Coleman
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance36
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Story36
Brought to you by Penguin. Narrated by Jenna Coleman. The fiercely funny, joyfully relatable first novel from Sunday Times bestseller Bryony Gordon “You’re so desperate to make everybody else happy that you’ve forgotten what makes you happy. You’ve not just forgotten it, you’ve...
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therapeutic read
- By JWEBB on 24-05-26
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People Pleaser
- The funny and highly relatable new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Mad Woman
- Narrated by: Jenna Coleman
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 23-04-26
- Language: English
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Last Letter from Your Lover
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,550
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Performance2,202
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Story2,204
When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband.... In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident with no memory. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for.
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A lovely book
- By Kirstine on 01-04-12
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Last Letter from Your Lover
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 15-11-10
- Language: English
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Us
- By: David Nicholls
- Narrated by: Justin Salinger
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,899
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Performance1,718
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Story1,713
Douglas Petersen’s family is on the brink of dissolution. His marriage of twenty-one years to Connie is almost over. When autumn comes around, their son Albie will leave for college. Connie has decided to leave soon after. But before everything falls apart, there's still the summer holidays to get through - a Grand Tour of Europe's major cities - and over the course of the journey, Douglas devises a plan to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with his son.
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Great Story but….
- By lou58 on 13-10-14
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Us
- Narrated by: Justin Salinger
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 30-09-14
- Language: English
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The Italian Matchmaker
- By: Santa Montefiore
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall270
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Performance241
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Story240
Gianluca's life is empty. His City job, his seven-figure income, his glossy girlfriends - all have long ceased to satisfy him. His marriage is over, and he barely knows his young daughters. In search of serenity and a deeper purpose, he flees to Italy. But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates.
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gripping & very atmospheric
- By Marianna on 13-04-13
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The Italian Matchmaker
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-12-09
- Language: English
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Manuscript Found in Accra
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall181
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Performance164
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Story163
Another incredible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist. July 14, 1099. The city of Accra awaits the invasion of the crusaders who have surrounded the gates. There, within the city walls, men and women of every age have gathered to hear the words of a mysterious...
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Top Notch Narration is the only reason to listen
- By MARK on 14-05-13
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Manuscript Found in Accra
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 28-03-13
- Language: English
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Torto arado
- Trilogia da Terra, Vol. 1
- By: Itamar Vieira Junior
- Narrated by: Zezé Motta
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance15
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Story15
Obra literária obrigatória para os vestibulares UEL 2025 e UFSC 2025. Um texto épico e lírico, realista e mágico que revela, para além de sua trama, um poderoso elemento de insubordinação social. Nas profundezas do sertão baiano, as irmãs Bibiana e Belonísia encontram uma velha e misteriosa faca na mala guardada sob a cama da avó. Ocorre então um acidente. E para sempre suas vidas estarão ligadas — a ponto de uma precisar ser a voz da outra. Numa trama conduzida com maestria e com uma prosa melodiosa, o romance conta uma história de vida e morte, de combate e redenção.
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Normal.
- By Amazon Customer on 15-02-26
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Torto arado
- Trilogia da Terra, Vol. 1
- Narrated by: Zezé Motta
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 30-08-23
- Language: Portuguese
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Tyler's Row
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall83
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Performance74
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Story74
The two-hundred-year-old cottages known as Tyler’s Row, with charming leaded-glass windows and an arched thorn hedge over the gateway, are supposed to provide a haven of peace for their new owners, Peter and Diana Hale.
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Great book
- By Secondferret on 18-10-20
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Tyler's Row
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Series: Fairacre, Book 9
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 09-01-12
- Language: English
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Shades of Grey
- For fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett - the cult classic, full of colourful characters and brilliant twists
- By: Jasper Fforde
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall510
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Performance451
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Story449
Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour. Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by...
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Absolutely brilliant... But where's the rest?
- By Helen on 09-03-15
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Shades of Grey
- For fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett - the cult classic, full of colourful characters and brilliant twists
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Shades of Grey, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 16-12-11
- Language: English
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Prestige Drama
- By: Seamas O'Reilly
- Narrated by: Charlie Bonner, Charlie Kelly, Diona Doherty, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
'BRILLIANT . . . GLORIOUSLY VIVID' GUARDIAN 'DISARMINGLY HILARIOUS' SUNDAY TIMES 'ROLLICKING . . . CAUSTIC, WITHERING AND GENUINELY FUNNY' INDEPENDENT 'FUNNY AND TRAGIC' TLS 'SUCH AN ENTERTAINING READ' DAILY MAIL 'BOISTEROUS' NEW YORK TIMES 'A COMEDY ABOUT TRAGEDY. BRUTAL, PROFOUND AND VERY...
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Cracker
- By Jac on 01-06-26
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Prestige Drama
- Narrated by: Charlie Bonner, Charlie Kelly, Diona Doherty, Eleanor Methven, Frankie McCafferty, Ian McElhinney, Jamie Beamish, Kate Handford, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Melanie McHugh, Niall Wright, Seamas O'Reilly
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 07-05-26
- Language: English
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Battles at Thrush Green
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall144
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Performance128
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Story127
Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Thrush Green is normally a peaceful place. But as autumn turns to winter, feelings are running high in the village. Miss Fogerty, a respected teacher at the village school for over thirty years, is troubled by the methods of the new young teacher. Dotty Harmer takes up driving, much to the concern of others, and it isn’t long before she is involved in an accident and a threatening court case.
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I envy you
- By Linda on 24-01-13
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Battles at Thrush Green
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Series: Thrush Green, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-01-12
- Language: English
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Farther Afield
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Sian Phillips
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance54
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Story56
The end of the school year often brings unmitigated rapture for schoolteachers, and so it should for Miss Read, schoolmistress in the charming English village of Fairacre. But on the very first day of the long summer holiday, she falls and breaks her arm. Just when her summer seems ruined, her old friend Amy Garfield, comes to her aid with a diverting suggestion. They travel to Crete for two weeks, and the change of scene provides a welcome break for both of them.
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Great read
- By Caroline M Prince on 28-01-15
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Farther Afield
- Narrated by: Sian Phillips
- Series: Fairacre, Book 11
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-01-12
- Language: English
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The Liar
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall680
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Performance544
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Story541
Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Adrian Healey is magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life; unprepared too for the afternoon in Salzburg when he will witness the savage murder of a Hungarian violinist; unprepared to learn about the Mendax device; unprepared for more murders and wholly unprepared for the truth.
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Fantastic Listen
- By MrY on 13-09-12
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The Liar
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 22-09-10
- Language: English
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Longbourn
- The unputdownable Richard and Judy pick
- By: Jo Baker
- Narrated by: Emma Fielding
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall645
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Performance596
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Story596
If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah thought, she would be more careful not to trudge through muddy fields. It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, and Sarah's hands are chapped and bleeding. Domestic life below stairs, ruled tenderly and forcefully by...
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Fabulous reader - Emma Fielding
- By Randal on 18-05-17
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Longbourn
- The unputdownable Richard and Judy pick
- Narrated by: Emma Fielding
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 19-08-13
- Language: English
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Nineteen Eighty Three: Red Riding Quartet
- By: David Peace
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance21
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Story22
The fourth and Final Instalment in the Red Riding Quartet. With Nineteen Eighty Three, David Peace completes the Red Riding Quartet, an astonishing, sustained epic. Three intertwining storylines see the Quartet’s central themes of corruption and the perversion of justice come to a head.
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49 Wasted hours
- By John Greystrong on 30-09-10
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Nineteen Eighty Three: Red Riding Quartet
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Series: Red Riding Quartet, Book 4
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 07-09-10
- Language: English
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Perfect
- From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Paul Rhys
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall249
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Performance221
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Story220
In 1972, two seconds were added to time. It was in order to balance clock time with the movement of the earth. Byron Hemming knew this because James Lowe had told him and James was the cleverest boy at school. But how could time change? The steady movement of hands around a clock was as certain...
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There's always one (bad review)...
- By Lukasz Kniola on 28-08-13
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Behind The Scenes At The Museum
- The award-winning novel from the bestselling author of Life After Life
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall591
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Performance542
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Story543
Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient...
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Superb
- By DartmoorDiva on 09-08-15
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Behind The Scenes At The Museum
- The award-winning novel from the bestselling author of Life After Life
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 26-01-15
- Language: English
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The Rest of Our Lives
- Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025
- By: Benjamin Markovits
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall171
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Performance159
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Story159
A TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend . . . a profoundly moving experience' ANN PATCHETT 'Deeply human . . . a beautifully quiet and devastating book' SARAH JESSICA PARKER 'Funny, wise and...
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A journey worth taking
- By PaulT Edinburgh on 30-11-25
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The Rest of Our Lives
- Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-08-25
- Language: English
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Instructions for a Heatwave
- By: Maggie O'Farrell
- Narrated by: Dearbhla Molloy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall533
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Performance478
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Story482
The stunning new novel from Costa-Novel-Award-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell: a portrait of an Irish family in crisis in the legendary heatwave of 1976.
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Great book, brilliant performance
- By ronx59 on 23-08-13
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Instructions for a Heatwave
- Narrated by: Dearbhla Molloy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 28-02-13
- Language: English
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Bertie Plays The Blues
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 7
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall141
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Performance95
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Story96
Even down to its well-set Georgian townhouses, Edinburgh is a hymn to measure and harmony. But on Scotland Street, domestic accord is in short supply. Matthew and Elspeth welcome three new arrivals, though the joys of multiple parenthood are somewhat lost due to sleep deprivation and the difficulties of telling their brood apart. Angus and Domenica are to marry, and Domenica has ambitious and disturbing plans for their living arrangements, especially when it appears that Antonia, in Italy recuperating from Stendhal Syndrome, may not return.
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The continued tales from 44 Scotland Street
- By Jill Besterman on 17-10-11
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Bertie Plays The Blues
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 7
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Series: 44 Scotland Street, Book 7
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 06-10-11
- Language: English
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