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A Long Day in Lychford is the third audiobook in Paul Cornell's increasingly popular Witches of Lychford series.

It's a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country's politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering.

But what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones' mapping software? And is the immigration question really important enough to kill for?

 Fantasy Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Fiction Magic Witchcraft Magic Users Paranormal

Critic reviews

"Cornell's brand of magic is delightfully atmospheric and refreshing." —Publishers Weekly

Praise for WITCHES OF LYCHFORD

"At once epic and terribly intimate. This is the story of a village, not a city, and all the more powerful for that; not all big fantasy needs an urban setting. Beautifully written, perfectly cruel, and ultimately kind. This is Cornell at the height of his craft." —Seanan McGuire, author of the Wayward Children and October Daye series

"Paul Cornell has written a marvelous story, rich in charm, about local politics and witchcraft writ small and personal, but large in consequence." —Bill Willingham, author of Fables and Down the Mysterly River

"Masterfully creepy and sinister, all the more so for taking place in the beautifully drawn english countryside." —Jenny Colgan, author of Doctor Who: Into the Nowhere

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I really don't know what possessed whoever signed Robin Miles up for this story. Maybe an evil sprite? An American who clearly bases their English accents on Dick Van Dyke and Polly from Peaky Blinders, with a smattering of Michael J Fox's Irish accent is not going to be an ideal choice. I'm glad to see a return of the previous narrator for the next one. Robin's story telling was fine though, so I'm sure she's great when she's reading an American story.

Another great story but the narration was terrible

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I have enjoyed the story's so far.
But due to the anti British and brexit and trump I will not buy any more books by this author or the woman that read it.
she made the characters all sound old unlike the earlier books.
very disappointed.
keep liberal crap out of stories.

political liberal crap

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Why would anybody employ Dick Van Dyke’s untalented sister! The accents and pronunciation were awful. I can only assume that the pub The Pluff is actually The Plough (Plow). The three main female characters all sounded old and were easily confused. The story was ok but thankfully it is a short book! Fingers crossed the final two books with the old narrator are an improvement.
I started the series because I love the Shadow Police and live in hope that the final two books are finally published!

Terrible Narration

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The narrator is all over place, the accents are inconsistent and awful makes the story difficult to listen to. Makes story confusing.

Terrible Narration

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the narrator did a kind of Indian cross accent for all the characters! terrible and took focus from the story. I wish the same narrator was used for all 4 books BUT NOT THIS ONE

bad narrator

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