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The Shepherd's Life
- By: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,229
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Performance1,106
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These modern dispatches from an ancient landscape tell the story of a deep-rooted attachment to place, describing a way of life that is little noticed and yet has profoundly shaped this landscape. In evocative and lucid prose, James Rebanks takes us through a shepherd's year, offering a unique account of rural life and a fundamental connection with the land that most of us have lost.
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It's good being a shepheard
- By Rose on 10-07-15
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The Shepherd's Life
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-06-15
- Language: English
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The Place of Tides
- By: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance109
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One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone on a tiny rocky outcrop, caring for wild Eider ducks and gathering their down. Hers was a centuries-old trade that had once made men and women rich, but had long been in decline. Still, somehow, she seemed to be hanging on. Back at home, Rebanks couldn’t stop thinking about the woman on the rocks. She was fierce and otherworldly – and yet strangely familiar. Years passed. Then, one day, he wrote her a letter, asking if he could return.
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His honesty and inner search
- By Anonymous on 21-10-25
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The Place of Tides
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 17-10-24
- Language: English
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Rural Hours
- The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann
- By: Harriet Baker
- Narrated by: Harriet Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance20
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Brought to you by Penguin. 1917. Virginia Woolf arrives at Asheham, on the Sussex Downs, immobilized by nervous exhaustion and creative block. 1930. Feeling jittery about her writing career, Sylvia Townsend Warner spots a modest workman’s cottage for sale on the Dorset coast. 1941. Rosamond...
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divine
- By queen on 03-05-25
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Rural Hours
- The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann
- Narrated by: Harriet Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-04-24
- Language: English
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The Edge of Silence
- In Search of the Disappearing Sounds of Nature
- By: Neil Ansell
- Narrated by: Joseph Kloska
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Acclaimed nature writer Neil Ansell has suffered from progressive hearing loss his whole life. As his world is becoming ever more silent, he suddenly hears something quite unexpected — the haunting call of the great northern diver. It is this extraordinary experience which makes him realise that there might still be remarkable sounds in nature within his reach — if he can only find himself in the right place at the right time. This moving book charts Neil's mission to hear rare and elusive creatures that he had not previously encountered.
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A moving exploration of the sounds of nature.
- By Ruth on 19-10-25
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The Edge of Silence
- In Search of the Disappearing Sounds of Nature
- Narrated by: Joseph Kloska
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-08-25
- Language: English
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Rural Rides
- By: William Cobbett
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 22 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Between 1821 and 1826, the prolific writer and journalist William Cobbett travelled the countryside of the South of England on foot and horseback. Rural Rides is a fascinating account of his journeys, and depicts a way of life in transition, juxtaposing lyrical descriptions of the countryside with criticism of the poverty of agricultural workers. A man of radical politics who encouraged the rural rising of 1830, Cobbett went on to become MP for Oldham and sought to represent the interests of both industrial and agricultural workers. Above all, Rural Rides celebrates agrarian England.
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Excellent
- By Zadzaczadlin on 05-07-22
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Rural Rides
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 22 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 28-06-22
- Language: English
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The Lie of the Land
- Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
- By: Guy Shrubsole
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance56
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Story56
WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025 A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER 'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES ________________________________ The lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside. Our landowning...
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A must listen for all
- By Brittany on 14-06-25
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The Lie of the Land
- Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-09-24
- Language: English
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Finding Lights in a Dark Age
- Sharing Land, Work and Craft
- By: Chris Smaje
- Narrated by: Chris Smaje
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How we can meet the challenges of our age by moving away from the political and economic philosophies of both the left and right to a more equitable re-organization of society, economy, land and food production, driven by the local community rather than a central government.
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Finding Lights in a Dark Age
- Sharing Land, Work and Craft
- Narrated by: Chris Smaje
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 11-11-25
- Language: English
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Uncommon Ground
- Rethinking our relationship with the countryside
- By: Patrick Galbraith
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance11
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‘A curious-minded and subtle intervention in the politics of the countryside’ Sunday Times 'Galbraith spent three years investigating the truth about rural Britain and how we treat it. Uncommon Ground is the brilliant result' Daily Telegraph 'Very funny. Acutely observed. An attempt to look...
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Interesting listen
- By Jackovalltrades on 13-12-25
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Uncommon Ground
- Rethinking our relationship with the countryside
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 24-04-25
- Language: English
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A Fortunate Woman
- A Country Doctor’s Story
- By: Polly Morland, Richard Baker
- Narrated by: Pippa Haywood
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance36
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Story36
'Polly Morland and Richard Baker have more than done justice to the original John Berger book - and produced a work that stimulates the eye and mind in equal measure.' Alain de Botton A Fortunate Woman is a compelling, thoughtful and insightful look at the life and work of a country doctor...
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The sort of GP you wish you had
- By Victoria on 04-10-22
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A Fortunate Woman
- A Country Doctor’s Story
- Narrated by: Pippa Haywood
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 09-06-22
- Language: English
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Radiance of the Ordinary
- Essays on Life, Death, and the Sinews That Bind
- By: Tara Couture
- Narrated by: Tara Couture
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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For most of her youth and early adulthood, Tara Couture had a deep fear of death. When her mother left the house, Tara would beg her to stay, certain that death was right around the corner. As the threat loomed in her mind, distraction in its many forms became her only relief. In her twenties, determined to manifest her long-time dream of owning a farm, Tara worked alongside a cattleman, Richard, whose perspectives on life and death would come to transform her own.
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The beautiful, tenderness of life woven together with words.
- By MISS S L LEEK on 23-10-25
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Radiance of the Ordinary
- Essays on Life, Death, and the Sinews That Bind
- Narrated by: Tara Couture
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 02-09-25
- Language: English
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On the Red Hill
- Where Four Lives Fell into Place
- By: Mike Parker
- Narrated by: Mike Parker
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance20
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Story20
In early 2006, Mike Parker and his partner, Peredur, were witnesses at the first civil partnership ceremony in the small Welsh town of Machynlleth. The celebrants were their friends Reg and George, who had moved to deepest rural Wales in 1972, not long after the decriminalisation of homosexuality. When Reg and George died within a few weeks of each other in 2011, Mike and Peredur discovered that they had been left their home: a whitewashed ‘house from the children’s stories’, buried deep within the hills.
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Moving, funny and stirring
- By Matthew on 14-09-20
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On the Red Hill
- Where Four Lives Fell into Place
- Narrated by: Mike Parker
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-02-20
- Language: English
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Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall842
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Performance709
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Story709
From the author of THE PERFECT STORM and WAR comes a book about why men miss war, why Londoners missed the Blitz, and what we can all learn from American Indian captives who refused to go home. Tribe is a look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the challenges veterans face returning to...
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Very US and war centric
- By Anonymous on 25-08-20
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Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 16-06-16
- Language: English
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Dover Three
- Dover Mystery, Book 3
- By: Joyce Porter
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance4
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Story4
It seemed that everyone in the bleak little village of Thornwich had been honored with the most obscene poison pen letters imaginable. And they showed no signs of letting up. So off goes Chief Inspector Dover of Scotland Yard, his unfortunate young colleague MacGregor in tow, to track down the source. Not-so-comfortably ensconced in the miserable lodgings of the Jolly Sailor, Dover's easy confidence is quickly shaken when he suddenly has to deal with two suicides – one attempted, the other all-too-successful – black-market babies, and various bowel disorders.
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Dover Three
- Dover Mystery, Book 3
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Series: Dover Mysteries, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 21-06-24
- Language: English
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Wastelands
- The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
- By: Corban Addison, John Grisham - introduction
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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"Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and told with the air of suspense that few writers can handle, Wastelands is a story I wish I had written." —From the Foreword by John Grisham The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more...
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A totally absorbing story
- By Glenn Myers on 30-08-24
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Wastelands
- The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-06-22
- Language: English
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Return to Akenfield
- Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century
- By: Craig Taylor
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance5
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Thirty-five years after the publication of Ronald Blythe's classic portrait of an English village, Akenfield, Craig Taylor returned to the Suffolk village on which the book was based. He sought out locals who appeared in the original book to learn how their lives had changed, met newcomers, and interviewed Ronald Blythe himself.
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Uncomfortable
- By K. Logan on 02-04-24
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Return to Akenfield
- Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 15-08-07
- Language: English
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The Mailman
- My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
- By: Stephen Starring Grant
- Narrated by: Stephen Starring Grant
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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An exuberant, hilarious, and profound memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a country he loves but had lost touch with. Steve Grant was laid...
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A first class delivery!
- By Mr. J. J. Solly on 19-07-25
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The Mailman
- My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
- Narrated by: Stephen Starring Grant
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-07-25
- Language: English
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The Lightning Thread
- Fishological Moments and The Pursuit of Paradise
- By: David Profumo
- Narrated by: David Profumo
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance11
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From award winning novelist and journalist David Profumo comes a dazzling work about the restorative power of nature and finding joy in simple pleasures. The Lightning Thread takes the reader on a journey of unexpected delight, personal pleasure and profound discovery. From angling with his...
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Perfect Piscatorial Prose
- By Safaribry on 18-07-22
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The Lightning Thread
- Fishological Moments and The Pursuit of Paradise
- Narrated by: David Profumo
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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Regeneration
- The Rescue of a Wild Land
- By: Andrew Painting
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance34
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In 1995, the National Trust for Scotland acquired Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. Home to over 5,000 species, this vast expanse of Caledonian woodlands, subarctic mountains, bogs, moors, roaring burns, and frozen lochs could be a place where environmental conservation and Highland field sports would exist in harmony. The only problem was that due to centuries of abuse by human hands, the ancient Caledonian pinewoods were dying, and it would take radical measures to save them.
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Regeneration
- By Lily Lang on 19-01-25
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Regeneration
- The Rescue of a Wild Land
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 31-08-21
- Language: English
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Methland
- The Death and Life of an American Small Town
- By: Nick Reding
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Overall11
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Performance8
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Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people.
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Methland
- The Death and Life of an American Small Town
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 23-12-09
- Language: English
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How to Catch a Mole
- And Find Yourself in Nature
- By: Marc Hamer
- Narrated by: Marc Hamer
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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Although common, moles are mysterious: their habits are inscrutable, they are anatomically bizarre and they live completely alone. Marc Hamer has come closer to them than most, both through his long working life out in the Welsh countryside and his experiences of rural homelessness as a boy, sleeping in hedgerows. Over the years, Marc has learned a great deal about these small, velvet creatures who live in the dark beneath us and the myths that surround them, and his work has also led him to a wise and uplifting acceptance of the inevitable changes that we all face.
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Endearing especially if you are a mole
- By Miss D T Quinn on 29-05-21
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How to Catch a Mole
- And Find Yourself in Nature
- Narrated by: Marc Hamer
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 04-04-19
- Language: English
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