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A Closed Eye
- By: Anita Brookner
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall61
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Performance54
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Story53
Born to elegant but frivolous parents, Harriet grows up ignored and unguided, and retains a curious innocence that neither her marriage to Freddie Lytton, nor her friendship with the beautiful Tessa can dispel. Freddie is far older than she is - a companion rather than a lover - and slightly disapproving of Tessa and her irresponsible, attractive husband, Jack. Yet all four are bound together: by their backgrounds, their children, by Harriet’s unspoken feelings for Jack and by the tragedy that lies in wait for all of them.
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A subtle, unsettling and compelling book.
- By Lucy Frank on 13-12-17
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A Closed Eye
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 13-01-11
- Language: English
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At Home in Mitford
- A Novel
- By: Jan Karon
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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Story15
The first novel in Jan Karon’s bestselling and beloved Mitford series--now available in a new 20th Anniversary Edition, including an introductory letter by the author It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and...
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Easy, and uplifting listen
- By Alison on 15-04-21
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At Home in Mitford
- A Novel
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Series: Mitford Years, Book 1
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 24-10-06
- Language: English
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Dangerous Davies
- By: Leslie Thomas
- Narrated by: Alexander John
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance56
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Story58
As plain-clothes men go, Dangerous Davies looks like a non-starter. The small fry of petty larceny and minor disturbances in the backwaters of north-west London are his daily round. His philosophising Welsh drinking companion Mod, his outsized and unruly dog Kitty, his quarrels with his landlady Mrs Fulljames - none of these bodes well for the efficient solving of crimes and the outwitting of villainy. But Davies is encouraged by his beautiful friend, Jemma, and every so often he stumbles upon something really big.
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Very funny
- By Mrs. T. L. Brown on 31-05-13
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Dangerous Davies
- Narrated by: Alexander John
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 22-06-10
- Language: English
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A Boy Made of Blocks
- By: Keith Stuart
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall281
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Performance256
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Story257
A beautiful, funny and surprising story of autism, family and love, perfect for fans of The Rosie Project, David Nicholls' Us and Nick Hornby's About a Boy. Life is built on the little things.... Eight year-old Sam has always been different - beautiful, surprising and autistic. For all he loves his family, dad Alex has always struggled to connect with Sam, and the strain has pushed Alex's marriage with Jody to the edge.
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Building bricks to cross the dividing line
- By Rachel Redford on 15-09-16
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A Boy Made of Blocks
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-09-16
- Language: English
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The Woman Who Died a Lot
- Thursday Next Book 7
- By: Jasper Fforde
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall284
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Performance244
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Story243
The BookWorld's leading enforcement officer Thursday Next is four months into an enforced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. She returns home to Swindon for what you'd expect to be a time of recuperation. If only life were that simple. Thursday is faced with an array of family...
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prefer the earlier books
- By Robert Parr on 18-08-17
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The Woman Who Died a Lot
- Thursday Next Book 7
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
- Series: Thursday Next Novels, Book 7
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 17-08-12
- Language: English
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The Market Square
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: June Barrie
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance48
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Story48
The first charming Caxley tale introduces the deep-rooted camaraderie between Septimus Howard, a calm and controlled man, and Bender North, a confident, successful but gruff ironmonger. Their argumentative sides often clash, displaying moments of fury and forgiveness with wonderful tenderness. Theirs is a friendship that survives misunderstandings, the tragedy of war, and the bitterness of loss. The story of their families continues through the generations. Read by June Barrie.
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A Typical Miss Read
- By Pam on 22-07-15
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The Market Square
- Narrated by: June Barrie
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 19-04-12
- Language: English
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Outcast of Redwall
- By: Brian Jacques
- Narrated by: Brian Jacques, full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance25
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Story25
Embroiled in a continuing struggle with his nemesis Sunflash the Mace, evil ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw abandons his son. Taken in by the kindly folk of Redwall Abbey, the youngster is named Veil and raised in the hope he will become good. But Veil commits an unforgivable crime and is banished forever. So when Swartt goes on a rampage, Veil must make a choice. He can either fight for the father who orphaned him, or for those who raised him well—but ultimately turned him away.
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Reliving a classic
- By Rio Collins on 17-05-22
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Outcast of Redwall
- Narrated by: Brian Jacques, full cast
- Series: Redwall, Book 8
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 24-10-08
- Language: English
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Snow in April
- By: Rosamunde Pilcher
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall60
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Performance56
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Story56
Caroline Cliburn was to be married next Tuesday, and yet she suspected that gratitude was the wrong reason to become a bride. Perhaps that was why she and her younger brother Jody had taken the long drive north to Scotland in search of her missing brother Angus.... When a sudden spring blizzard leaves them stranded by the roadside, it is the snow that gives both her and a lonely young Scot one last chance to find the healing warmth of love.
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One of RP'S best. loved it
- By LMC on 22-01-19
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Snow in April
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 26-04-18
- Language: English
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Before the Fall
- By: Noah Hawley
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall247
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Performance234
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Story232
The rich are different. But fate is blind. A private jet plunges into the sea. The only survivors are down-on-his-luck artist Scott Burroughs and JJ Bateman, the four-year-old son of a super-rich TV executive. For saving the boy, Scott is suddenly a hero. And then, as the official investigation is rapidly overtaken by a media frenzy, it seems he may also be a villain. Why was he on the plane in the first place, and why did it crash?
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Good story, narration distractingly bad
- By Anonymous on 04-12-17
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Before the Fall
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-11-17
- Language: English
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Anna
- By: Amanda Prowse
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall142
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Performance133
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Story133
Anna Cole grew up poor, but her mother's love made her feel rich every day. Then her mother died, and Anna was sent to a care home. As a teenager, Anna vowed that one day she would have children of her own and create the happy, noisy family life she always craved. Then, one day, Anna meets Theo Montgomery in a lift. Theo has kind eyes but a sad past. His family were rich, but his childhood was full of neglect. Theo can't imagine bringing a child into this cruel world, but he does want a soul mate. Someone to love him unconditionally; someone with whom he can share his family's wealth.
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I wanted to like it but....
- By andrea mciver on 22-09-21
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Anna
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Series: One Love, Two Stories, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 13-12-18
- Language: English
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Give Me Everything You've Got
- 'Read the book of the summer' - Harpers Bazaar
- By: Imogen Crimp
- Narrated by: Mei Mei MacLeod
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Bloomsbury presents Give Me Everything You've Got by Imogen Crimp, read by Mei Mei Macleod ‘Rebecca meets Brideshead Revisited meets Saltburn’ STYLIST ‘A subtle, claustrophobic, seduction of a novel’ CLAIRE FULLER ‘Evocative, gripping and, at times, verging on horror’ IRISH TIMES...
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Utterly engrossing and beautifully written
- By Pollybic on 11-06-26
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Give Me Everything You've Got
- 'Read the book of the summer' - Harpers Bazaar
- Narrated by: Mei Mei MacLeod
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 07-05-26
- Language: English
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Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
- (Middle School 4)
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun summer at camp – until he finds out it’s a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger Eater, who puts up with endless...
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Fabulous one of my favourites
- By Roz on 11-10-21
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Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
- (Middle School 4)
- Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy
- Series: Middle School, Book 4
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 20-06-13
- Language: English
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All in the Mind
- By: Alastair Campbell
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance41
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Story40
Martin Sturrock desperately needs a psychiatrist. The problem? He is one.Emily is a traumatised burns victim, Arta a Kosovan refugee recovering from a rape. David Temple is a long-term depressive, while the Rt Hon Ralph Hall MP lives in terror of his drink problem being exposed. Very different Londoners, but they share one thing: every week they spend an hour at the Prince Regent hospital, revealing the secrets of their psyche to Professor Martin Sturrock.
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Totally absorbing
- By FREDA on 12-12-13
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All in the Mind
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-02-11
- Language: English
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La ciudad y los perros [The City and the Dogs]
- By: Mario Vargas Llosa
- Narrated by: Óscar Mesa, Raúl Alfonso Saco, Sebastián Alvizuri
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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Story10
Un grupo de jóvenes que se «educan» en una disciplina militar implacable y violenta, aprenden a sobrevivir en un ambiente que lleva muy arraigados los prejuicios raciales y las diferencias entre clases sociales y económicas; donde todos se muestran como no son en realidad y la transgresión de las normas parece ser la única salida.
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La ciudad y los perros [The City and the Dogs]
- Narrated by: Óscar Mesa, Raúl Alfonso Saco, Sebastián Alvizuri
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 14-11-19
- Language: Spanish
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Uprising
- By: Tahmima Anam
- Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
A 2026 BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN 'Captivating, gripped me from the first page' ELIF SHAFAK 'An unflinching, violent storm of a novel' TASH AW 'A miracle' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'A dark, brazen fairytale' LEILA ABOULELA 'Part holy legend, part undeniable...
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Womens solidarity overcomes slavery
- By Lizzy h on 13-06-26
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Uprising
- Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 21-05-26
- Language: English
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Christmas at the Village Sewing Shop
- By: Helen Rolfe
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance52
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Story52
Loretta has run the little sewing shop in Butterbury for years, while bringing up her three headstrong daughters. Her own grandmother taught her how to quilt, and Loretta always found time to sit with Daisy, Ginny and Fern, pulling together scraps of material - and their hopes and dreams - into a beautiful whole. But this Christmas the family is coming apart at the seams.
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Family at Christmas how it should be
- By Gill on 11-01-26
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Christmas at the Village Sewing Shop
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 29-10-21
- Language: English
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Jacaranda
- By: Gaël Faye
- Narrated by: Gaël Faye
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance19
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Story19
Quels secrets cache l’ombre du jacaranda, l’arbre fétiche de Stella ? Il faudra à son ami Milan des années pour le découvrir. Des années pour percer les silences du Rwanda, dévasté après le génocide des Tutsi. En rendant leur parole aux disparus, les jeunes gens échapperont à la solitude. Et trouveront la paix près des rivages magnifiques du lac Kivu. Sur quatre générations, avec sa douceur unique, Gaël Faye nous raconte l’histoire terrible d’un pays qui s’essaie malgré tout au dialogue et au pardon.
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Un très beau livre
- By pascual on 08-02-26
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Laughing Gas
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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Overall209
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Performance186
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Story185
Joey Cooley is a golden-curled child film star, the idol of American motherhood. Reginald, Third Earl of Havershot, is a boxing blue on a mission to save his wayward cousin from the fleshpots of Hollywood. Both are under anaesthetic at the dentists when something strange happens - and their identities are swapped. Suddenly Joey can use his six-foot frame to get his own back on his Hollywood persecutors. But Reggie has to endure everything Joey had to put up with in the horrible life of a child star - including kidnap.
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Astonishingly Good
- By Ian Maclean on 25-10-20
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Laughing Gas
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Series: Drones Club
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 14-07-11
- Language: English
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The Legend Of Bagger Vance
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Overall21
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Performance17
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Story17
In the Depression year of 1931, on the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's windswept shore, two legends of the game - Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen - meet for a mesmerizing thirty-six hole showdown. They are joined by another player, a troubled war hero called Rannulph Junah. But the key to...
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Entertaining, impressive, a touch pretentious.
- By Lee on 08-03-25
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The Legend Of Bagger Vance
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 30-05-13
- Language: English
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Someone I Used to Know
- The gorgeous new love story with a twist, from the bestselling author
- By: Paige Toon
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall372
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Performance347
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Story347
A beautiful story of love and second chances, with a remarkable family at its heart, from the Sunday Times bestselling author. So much can change in half a lifetime… Then At fifteen, George is the foster brother Leah never asked for. As the angry, troubled boy struggles to come to terms with...
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Enjoyed BUT...
- By alice a. on 19-11-21
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Someone I Used to Know
- The gorgeous new love story with a twist, from the bestselling author
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 24-06-21
- Language: English
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