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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Little Town of Marrowville written and read by John Robertson.

In a town surrounded by deadly mist, and filled with oddities, two young siblings become orphans.

And that's the best thing that's happened to them all day.

Howard Howard was a Wrecker (a brute and bully by profession) who was brutal and bullish to his children - Aubrey and Aubrey's Sister. Howard Howard deserved to be turned into mince, and thanks to a mysterious duo called The Grinders, that's exactly what happened to Howard Howard.

Hunted by the police and their father's gang of Wreckers, the siblings find some new friends to help keep them safe: a talented burglar named Charlie (who has no bones, but a great moustache) and a sword-wielding assassin named Calo (who has a sword, duh.)

In a town already revelling in its own chaos and with new dangers around every corner, Aubrey's Sister and Aubrey stumble into a world of secrets, myths and monsters.

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Critic reviews

A book aimed at kids that captures youthful humour perfectly. By which we mean it's energetic, weird, and delightfully disgusting
The bloodthirsty, heartfelt romp your brutal inner child craves
Perfectly captures a kid's sense of the bizarre . . . highly recommended
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I couldn't decide whether to get the audiobook or the kindle book then I thought to myself "why don't we have both!"
So as a 37 year old man I was a bit dubious about downloading a book aimed for a younger audience, however I am a fan of John's work and humour so I pre-ordered and waited in anticipation.
The day arrived and I had a long drive so had the audiobook on....hilarious, John's voices are great, and the story is appealing to all ages (with the exception of new borns and extremely aged pensioners, or a combination of both) I mean who wouldn't enjoy a book where one of the characters is a naked fish slinger, and there's a fog in the sky containing razor blades?!?

Looking forward to more.

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Absolutely superb. John Robertson's story is great, a real Roald Dahl style mash up of grusomeness and extreme violence, interlaced with fart jokes and a wonderfully developed narrative. Bought the book for my Nephew (he loves it), picked up the audio for me, No regrets!

Superb

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Narrated great by the author, brings the characters to life. A good book regardless of age.

Great book

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Laughed and cried my way through this, totally unable to stop listening.
John Robertson is a childrens' literary genius.

Bloody brilliant

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great book that gives all ages a good laugh cant reccomend enough definitely worth the read

fun for all

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