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Bullfighting
- Stories
- Narrated by: Lorcan Cranitch
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-06-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $15.36
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- Jeff Lacy
- Virginia
- 04-14-18
Amusing simple straightforward stories.
These stories are well performed by Lorcan Cranitch. These are pleasant, simple, straightforward stories, a writer in command of the language and the craft.
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- Matthew S. Hill
- Brooklyn, NY
- 04-14-17
A Bittersweet Comedy!
A humorous look at men going through the turmoil of their mid like crisis.
Beautifully narrated by Lorcan Cranitch.