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The Miseducation of Evie Epworth
- The Bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club Pick
- By: Matson Taylor
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The Bestselling Richard & Judy Summer Book Club Pick 2021 The Bestselling Radio 2 Book Club Selection ‘Tight, clever and riddled with wit. Like discovering Adrian Mole or Bridget Jones for the first time.’ Joanna Nadin, author of The Queen of Bloody Everything ‘A sweet, fizzy sherbet...
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Wonderful!
- By Anonymous on 12-06-20
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The Miseducation of Evie Epworth
- The Bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club Pick
- Narrated by: Heather Long
- Series: Evie, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 11-06-20
- Language: English
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Christopher Isherwood: A BBC Radio Collection
- Three Full-Cast BBC Radio Adaptations including Mr Norris Changes Trains
- By: Christopher Isherwood
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, David March, Alec McCowen, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Full-cast dramatisations of three insightful novels by Christopher Isherwood, plus a bonus interview Novelist and playwright Christopher Isherwood is best known for The Berlin Stories of pre-Hitler Germany, which inspired the musical Cabaret. Many of his works have been adapted for stage and...
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Christopher Isherwood: A BBC Radio Collection
- Three Full-Cast BBC Radio Adaptations including Mr Norris Changes Trains
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, David March, Alec McCowen, Rosemary Martin, David Suchet, William Gaminara, Neil Roberts, Mick Ford, Patricia Routledge, Full Cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 22-01-26
- Language: English
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You Will Be Safe Here
- By: Damian Barr
- Narrated by: Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall86
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Performance82
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Story81
South Africa, 1901, the height of the second Boer War. Sarah van der Watt and her son are taken from their farm by force to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp where, the English promise, they will be safe. Johannesburg, 2010. Sixteen-year-old outsider Willem just wants to be left alone with his books and his dog. Worried he’s not turning out right, his ma and her boyfriend send him to New Dawn Safari Training Camp. Here they ‘make men out of boys’. Guaranteed.
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Superb, brutal. Must read
- By RHIANNON JENKINS TSANG on 07-06-19
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You Will Be Safe Here
- Narrated by: Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 28-03-19
- Language: English
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The Night Watch
- By: Sarah Waters
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall707
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Performance347
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Story351
Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons, sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the work of a truly brilliant and compelling storyteller. This is the story of four Londoners, three women and a young man with a past, drawn with absolute truth and intimacy.
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Atmospheric and gripping
- By Karen on 26-03-06
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The Night Watch
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 10-02-06
- Language: English
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The Swimming Pool Library
- By: Alan Hollinghurst
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall358
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Performance281
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Story281
This novel centres on the friendship of William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, who is searching for someone to write his biography.
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Gay lit. of the highest order
- By common reader on 14-01-09
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The Swimming Pool Library
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 19-09-06
- Language: English
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The Eye in the Door
- By: Pat Barker
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance32
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Brought to you by Penguin. The masterful second novel in Pat Barker's classic 'Regeneration' trilogy - from the Booker Prize-winning and Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Silence of the Girls WINNER OF THE 1993 GUARDIAN FICTION PRIZE London, 1918. Billy Prior is working for Intelligence in...
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The opportunity to visualise each character and engage in their lives.
- By Mrs on 05-06-25
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The Eye in the Door
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Series: Regeneration, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 26-08-21
- Language: English
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton
- Now a major new series with ITVX
- By: Sara Collins
- Narrated by: Sara Collins, Roy McMillan
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall246
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Performance223
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Story223
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Confessions of Frannie Langton, written and read by Sara Collins. They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done? 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy...
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An astonishing literary debut
- By Cassie Wallis on 01-04-19
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton
- Now a major new series with ITVX
- Narrated by: Sara Collins, Roy McMillan
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 28-03-19
- Language: English
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Affinity
- By: Sarah Waters
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall326
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Performance291
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Story291
Set in and around the women's prison at Milbank in the 1870's, Affinity is an eerie and utterly compelling ghost story, a complex and intriguing literary mystery, and a poignant love story with an unexpected twist in the tale. Following the death of her father, Margaret Prior has decided to pursue some 'good work' with the lady criminals of one of London's most notorious gaols. Surrounded by prisoners, murderers, and common thieves, Margaret feels herself drawn to one of the prison's more unlikely inmates.
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Slow going at first but speeds up well.
- By iris on 26-10-14
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Affinity
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 25-09-14
- Language: English
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Seven Summer Nights
- By: Harper Fox
- Narrated by: Chris Clog
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall196
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Performance180
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Story180
It's 1946, and the dust of World War Two has just begun to settle. When famous archaeologist Rufus Denby returns to London, his life and reputation are as devastated as the city around him. He's used to the most glamorous of excavations, but can't turn down the offer of a job in rural Sussex. It's a refuge, and the only means left to him of scraping a living. With nothing but his satchel and a mongrel dog he's rescued from a bomb site, he sets out to investigate an ancient church in the sleepy village of Droyton.
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Exquisite narration, my fave Harper Fox...
- By BevS on 03-03-18
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Seven Summer Nights
- Narrated by: Chris Clog
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 14-11-17
- Language: English
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An Honest Man
- By: Ben Fergusson
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall99
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Performance86
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In West Berlin in 1989, 18-year-old Ralf has just left school and is living a final golden summer with his three best friends. They spend their days swimming, smoking and daydreaming about the future, oblivious to the storm gathering on the other side of the Berlin Wall. But an unsettling discovery about his family and a meeting with the mysterious Oz shatters everything Ralf thought he knew about love and loyalty.
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BERLIN at its best
- By Mulberry on 01-01-20
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An Honest Man
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 26-12-19
- Language: English
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Beguiled
- Enlightenment, Volume 2
- By: Joanna Chambers
- Narrated by: Hamish Mckinlay
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance37
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Story37
David and Murdo’s last parting was painful - and on Murdo’s part, bitter - but Murdo’s feelings seem to have mellowed in the intervening years. So much so that he suggests to David that they enjoy each other’s company during Murdo’s stay in the capital. Despite his initial reservations, David cannot put Murdo’s proposal from his mind, and soon find himself at Murdo’s door - and in his arms.
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Enjoyable story with excellent narration.
- By Mithrial on 07-07-22
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Beguiled
- Enlightenment, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Hamish Mckinlay
- Series: Enlightenment, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 08-11-17
- Language: English
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Heap Earth upon It
- By: Chloe Michelle Howarth
- Narrated by: Máiréad Tyers, Chris Walley, Peter Claffey, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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January 1965. The orphaned O'Leary siblings—Tom, Jack, Anna and Peggy—arrive in the village of Ballycrea, tight-lipped about their troubled past and desperate for a fresh start. After being met with suspicion from most of the locals, the family are thrilled when they're taken under the wing of their well-respected neighbours, Bill and Betty Nevan, who offer them work, companionship and an opportunity to fit in.
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twist in the story was great.
- By Lomax on 23-02-26
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Heap Earth upon It
- Narrated by: Máiréad Tyers, Chris Walley, Peter Claffey, Phillippa Dunne
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 30-10-25
- Language: English
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The Dance Tree
- By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Narrated by: Ruta Gedmintas
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance105
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Story105
'Exceptionally brilliant. Immersive, sensual, compelling' - Marian Keyes 'Intriguing, haunting . . . raw, beautiful' - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne The gripping, historical novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies. Set in an era of superstition...
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Dull
- By HD on 26-09-22
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The Dance Tree
- Narrated by: Ruta Gedmintas
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 12-05-22
- Language: English
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Taiwan Travelogue
- A Novel
- By: Yang Shuang-Zi, Lin King - translator
- Narrated by: Sarah Skaer
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste its authentic cuisine.
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irritating narration
- By ciara shorley on 06-04-26
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Taiwan Travelogue
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Sarah Skaer
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 25-03-25
- Language: English
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The Resurrectionist
- By: A. Rae Dunlap
- Narrated by: Tom Kiteley
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance27
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Death is only the beginning… 'Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature' NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS 'Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard' PATRICE McDONOUGH 'Hauntingly gothic, intimately told, and wickedly, wonderfully grotesque' MARIELLE...
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Really gripping story
- By Tom Edwards on 12-08-25
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The Resurrectionist
- Narrated by: Tom Kiteley
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 30-01-25
- Language: English
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The Paris Express
- a thrilling historical novel about a city on the brink and the people caught up in one woman's dangerous game
- By: Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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In this riveting historical thriller, a deadly plot unfolds aboard a train hurtling towards Paris. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Room, Emma Donoghue takes you on a heart-pounding ride in The Paris Express. 'Ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as fast as the train itself'...
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Train Travel in its Infancy in France.
- By Mary hayes on 02-09-25
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The Paris Express
- a thrilling historical novel about a city on the brink and the people caught up in one woman's dangerous game
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 20-03-25
- Language: English
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An Unseen Attraction
- Sins of the Cities, Book 1
- By: KJ Charles
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall171
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Performance154
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Story154
Lodging-house keeper Clem Talleyfer prefers a quiet life. He's happy with his hobbies, his work - and especially with his lodger Rowley Green, who becomes a friend over their long fireside evenings together. If only neat, precise, irresistible Mr. Green were interested in more than friendship. Rowley just wants to be left alone - at least until he meets Clem, with his odd, charming ways and his glorious eyes. Two quiet men, lodging in the same house, coming to an understanding...it could be perfect.
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Entertaining
- By Mo Bass on 23-09-22
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An Unseen Attraction
- Sins of the Cities, Book 1
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Series: Sins of the Cities, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 21-02-17
- Language: English
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Learned By Heart
- The deeply moving historical novel from the award-winning author of Room
- By: Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance17
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The heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her first love, Eliza Raine – from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder. 'A rich and spellbinding 19th-century story of forbidden love' – The Independent 'Donoghue...
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Stunning story
- By Ms. R. V. Thomas on 29-11-25
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Learned By Heart
- The deeply moving historical novel from the award-winning author of Room
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 24-08-23
- Language: English
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The House of Doors
- By: Tan Twan Eng
- Narrated by: David Oakes, Louise-Mai Newberry
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall356
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Performance329
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It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write. The more Lesley's friendship with Willie grows, the more clearly she see him as he is—a man who has no choice but to mask his true self.
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Nothing like the previous two
- By Jay Acharya on 03-06-23
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The House of Doors
- Narrated by: David Oakes, Louise-Mai Newberry
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 18-05-23
- Language: English
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Swimming in the Dark
- By: Tomasz Jedrowski
- Narrated by: Robert Nairne
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall767
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Performance690
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Story691
Poland, 1980. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party. Exiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart.
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gay and joyous
- By Waggy From Derby on 31-05-20
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Swimming in the Dark
- Narrated by: Robert Nairne
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 06-02-20
- Language: English
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