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Cloud Cuckoo Land
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
When everything is lost, it’s our stories that survive
How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds.
Constantinople, 1453: an orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love.
Idaho, 2020: an impoverished, idealistic kid seeks revenge on a world that’s crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans?
Unknown, sometime in the future: with her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all for guidance.
Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like its predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection.
Critic reviews
"A bittersweet and moving novel that lingers in the mind." (Daily Mail)
"An epic work about bravery and the power of attachment." (Rose Tremain, Observer)
"Doerr can bring a scene to life in a single paragraph.... Delicate and moving...the novel takes hold and will not easily let go." (The Times)
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-06-22
An absorbing story
After a slow start getting into this book I found the story of the different characters & times fascinating. It was well narrated with the right tone & pitch. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-09-22
Make a new edition with a different narrator
Loved the story. It was a good idea to have two narrators, but the leading one was slowing down the story as if she just learned to read and has only one way of how to read a story to a child. I ended up speeding to 1.35 speed to be able to finish the book!
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- Dr. John Collins
- 20-11-22
A land to live in!
What a wondrous book! Transports to other worlds…. imaginative, inventive, creative, and life-affirming. A joy!
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- liz brown
- 18-01-23
Amazing
Great book and beautifully read. Superb dystopian fiction from the wonderful Doerr. Highly recommend a listen
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- J. Hughes
- 25-01-23
What a surprise!
Anthony Doerr has done it again! Different from All The Light We Cannot See but just as good, just as spellbinding. I was entrapped by this novel and couldn’t wait for the next part to reveal what happened next, it’s not a rollercoaster but is intriguing as it steadily builds. He has woven such a wonderful story that threads its way backwards and forwards through characters in time and space. Each character has their own story but all are interlinked. It may start gradually …..but hang on in there …… it is worth every minute of listening!
I will listen again!
Thank you Mr Doerr…. I can’t wait for your next book.
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- JEREMY P.
- 31-01-23
A must read!
Absolutely incredible storyline, weaving tapestries between the stories. Beautifully written and narrated. An engaging listen which will totally hook you.
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The interweaving of the different eras
Beautiful written. I gave up on it because it seemed to complicated but went back to it because I thought the writing was excellent. I'm so glad I did it's a fantastic book. I hope they make a film of it!
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- drrobc
- 10-05-22
A feast for lovers of word snippets that bring joy
A masterpiece of crafted prose and epic tales brilliantly and subtly narrated. Thank you!
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- Udderprivacy
- 11-12-21
utterly captivating!
emotionally draining and surprising at every turn. I still can't decide which storyline I enjoyed the most.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-03-23
Lyrical - poetically breathtaking.
A wonderful work of literary layers. Poignant and apposite for our times, with insightful characterisation - I cried multiple times, but mostly when I got to the end.
Don’t be put off by the multiple narratives, it’s absolutely worth persevering. I’ve listened on Audible on my commute to and from work, and read the hard copy too for the astoundingly beautiful lyrical writing. I can’t wait to teach it as an A level text! 💖
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