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On the Black Hill

By: Bruce Chatwin
Narrated by: Steffan Rhodri
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On the Black Hill is an elegantly written tale of identical twin brothers who grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home. They till the rough soil and sleep in the same bed, touched only occasionally by the advances of the 20th century.

In depicting the lives of Benjamin and Lewis and their interactions with their small local community Chatwin comments movingly on the larger questions of human experience.

©1982 Bruce Chatwin (P)2019 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural
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First read this 40 years ago and it has lost none of its charm. Listened to it on Audible after going for a walk over the Black Hill. The narrator is a brilliant match - superb.

Fantastic

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What a brilliant book, I have read his travel writing and thought I’d give this one a go. Beautifully written with amazing depth to character and story detail. I didn’t want to leave their world!
A must listen

Didn’t want it to end

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Great story, with character descriptions so well done, I could see them and remember people like them from my childhood. Wonderfully narrated.

Great story, wonderfully narrated.

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Couldn't have a better voice more suited to the book. Well done Penguin. Thank you.

Wonderful reading

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Loved it all. Beautifully read, a wonderfully story of extraordinary ordinary lives in the Black mountains.

Superb

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