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Carolyn

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  • Bereft | [Chris Womersley]
    Bereft
    UNABRIDGED

    Bereft

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By Chris Womersley
    • Narrated By Dan Wyllie
    Overall
    (17)
    Performance
    (13)
    Story
    (13)

    It is 1919. The Great War has ended, but the Spanish flu epidemic is raging across Australia. Schools are closed, state borders are guarded by armed men, and train travel is severely restricted. There are rumours it is the end of the world. In the NSW town of Flint, Quinn Walker returns to the home he fled ten years earlier when he was accused of an unspeakable crime.

    Carolyn says: "Bereft is rich in language and story"
    "Bereft is rich in language and story"
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    If you could sum up Bereft in three words, what would they be?

    deep, wise and courageous


    What other book might you compare Bereft to and why?

    A little like Tim Winton's Breath as it takes you to the dark places of what it means to be alive.


    What about Dan Wyllie’s performance did you like?

    Dan Wyllie gives voices to the ordinary people, to the unpretentious raw Australian voice.


    If you could rename Bereft, what would you call it?

    Just a little alive


    Any additional comments?

    Chris Womersley has written a classic, the writing is luminous, it shimmers and sparkles as the narrative unfolds. Listen with patience and you will be rewarded

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Bring Up the Bodies | [Hilary Mantel]
    Bring Up the Bodies
    ABRIDGED

    Bring Up the Bodies

    • ABRIDGED (7 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Hilary Mantel
    • Narrated By Julian Rhind Tutt
    Overall
    (9)
    Performance
    (8)
    Story
    (9)

    The sequel to the Man Booker-winning Wolf Hall. ‘My boy Thomas, give him a dirty look and he’ll gouge your eye out. Trip him, and he’ll cut off your leg,’ says Walter Cromwell in the year 1500. ‘But if you don’t cut across him he’s a very gentleman. And he’ll stand anyone a drink.’ By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith’s son, is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn, Henry’s second wife, for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome and created his own church.

    Peter Slade says: "Hard to fault"
    "Thomas Cromwell brought to life again"
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    Would you listen to Bring Up the Bodies again? Why?

    Yes, over and over again. Hilary Mantell's writing is masterly and is a joy to revisit.


    What did you like best about this story?

    Human faults are timeless, human strengths are timeless. This is a story about both strength and frailty, told with elegance, wit and skill.


    What does Julian Rhind Tutt bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    The narration is sublime, we are not read to but are listening to the characters dice and duel with each other.


    Who was the most memorable character of Bring Up the Bodies and why?

    There is only one character and that is Thomas Cromwell.


    Any additional comments?

    Listen once, listen twice and maybe more. You will be rewarded!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Winnie the Pooh (Dramatised) | [A. A. Milne]
    Winnie the Pooh (Dramatised)
    ORIGINAL

    Winnie the Pooh (Dramatised)

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 4 mins)
    • By A. A. Milne
    • Narrated By Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Geoffrey Palmer, and others
    Overall
    (90)
    Performance
    (49)
    Story
    (50)

    Here is an award-winning production with an all-star cast, bringing to life one of the best loved and recognised children's books of all time. This is a full dramatisation with specially composed music.

    Jefferson says: "A Great Dramatization with a Perfect Piglet"
    "Loving it all over again"
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    These narrators take me back to the magic of AA Milne's beloved characters and stories.
    Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer are sublime, Stephen Fry and Jane Horrocks are perfect.
    At 5 years old or 50 (like me), there is much love and fun in these stories about the silly old bear.
    I adored being read to as a child and still do.
    Highly recommended!

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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