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Archipelago
- Narrated by: Siân Thomas
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home, tearing apart his family and his way of life, he doesn't know how to continue. A year later, he returns to his rebuilt home and tries to start again. But when the new rainy season arrives, so do his daughter's nightmares about the torrents, and life there become unbearable. So father and daughter - and their dog - embark upon a voyage to make peace with the waters.
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