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Tennis Shoes

By: Noel Streatfeild
Narrated by: Bill Streatfeild
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The Heath children have tennis running through their blood - their father and grandfather were top players - and the twins are championship material. However, to everyone's surprise, it is their lazy and rebellious younger sister, Nicky, who has the most natural ability. Nicky begins to practise in secret, but, talented at tennis as she is, she has battles to win with herself - on and off the tennis court.

© Noel Streatfeild 1937 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Unexpectedly more dated than other favourite Streatfeild stories. Sadly not helped by strange narration. Really struggled with a most disappointing narration. Too many weird pauses, and completely the wrong voice for this. Couldn't listen again, as I do often do with my audibles.

Childhood favourite

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Narration was shocking. I actually took another reviewers suggestion and listened on 1.2 speed but the random pauses and dirge like voice spoiled this one completely. Assume by surname that he is a relative of the author but should not have taken the gig!!

Excruciating

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The narrator has a lovely, calming voice. I enjoyed it very much. The story is rather different to the others in the “shoes” series.

A soothing bedtime story

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The story itself was slow-paced but ultimately enjoyable. Unfortunately, the narration let it down. The narrator's delivery was so slow and monotonous that I had to increase the playback speed, and even then it still sounded dull. While the narrator might be a relation to the author, I don't think his voice or reading style suited the story. A different narrator would have made for a much better listening experience.

Narration is disappointing!

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The story itself likely wasn’t too bad at all but the narrator was appalling. There was no flow to the story, it was read in broken short sentences and was overall dull. I’m had to listen at 1.25 just to get through it and my kids were incredibly unhappy throughout. Don’t bother!!!

Horrendous Narrator

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