Ellie and the Harpmaker

By: Hazel Prior

Narrated by: Philip Battley, Katharine Lee McEwan

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

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A poignant, feel-good debut about a man who gives a stranger a harp and inadvertently gives them both a second chance at life....

Meet Ellie. She's perfectly happy living a quiet life with her husband, Clive. (Well, she does sometimes wonder about the way he talks to her and about all the things she hasn't achieved yet. But she's happy enough.)

Meet Dan. He's definitely content - content with his predictable, ordered existence, making harps in his isolated barn on Exmoor. Content being on his own, far away from other people and - crucially - far away from any risk of surprises.

What Ellie and Dan don't know yet is that a chance encounter is about to change all of this....

©2019 Hazel Prior (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Uplifting and full of heart, and I couldn't put it down!" (Jo Thomas)

"A beautiful love song of a story, wonderfully told with a warm heart and much hope." (Phaedra Patrick)

Beautiful. Moving. Poignant.

Loved the story and loved the narrators, especially the man who narrated Dan. Highly recommended

Absolutely enchanting

I love it from start to finish. Beautifully ready. Ellie and Dan are just so perfect as characters. Wonderful story. I want to go the the harp barn.