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Sarum

By: Edward Rutherfurd
Narrated by: Roger Davis
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The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity from Edward Rutherfurd, the author of London, Russka and New York.

In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place, Salisbury, from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscape - as old as time itself - shapes the destinies of the five families.

The Wilsons and the Shockleys, locked in a cycle of revenge and rivalry for more than 400 years. The Masons, who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. The Porters, descended from a young Roman soldier in exile. And the aristocratic Norman Godefrois, who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

©2011 Edward Rutherford (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction Middle Ages England
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I've read the book , twice ...... listening brings the story to life. brilliantly told

Sarum comes to life

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Epic history of a significant part of England. Loved the use of fictional families to tie historical threads together. And good narration

Loved it

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I am so sad to have finished this incredible journey through history and people's lives, cleverly interlaced with pieces of truth.
I have learned so much. I enjoyed the narrator - his voice never got boring and was very adaptable.
I look forward to reading more of his books - well done!

Incredible!

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This is one of the best written books I have listened to on here.
Never a point where I was bored or disengaged .
The author has managed to make the history of Britain/ Sarum come alive. I will be listening to this again I can tell as it is so interesting .
Get it, listen to it, you won't regret it.

Epic

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I'll never be able to understand how someone can interweave stories so beautifully and over such a large time expanse.
Having recently visited Salisbury for the first time I was swept away by its history and having characters to place in the areas I'd visited made the story come alive.

A supremely clever piece of writing!

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