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England's Lane

By: Joseph Connolly
Narrated by: Nigel Peever, Brigit Forsyth
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Jim and Milly. Stan and Jane. Jonathan and Fiona. Winter, 1959: Three married couples: each living in England’s Lane, each with an only child, and each attending to family, and their livelihoods - the ironmonger, the sweetshop, and the butcher. Each of them hiding their lies, disguising sin, and coping in the only way they know how.

©2014 Joseph Connelly (P)2014 Oakhill Publishing Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction England Comedy

Critic reviews

"The tone is chatty and intimate, which makes the dark spots all the more chilling." (Times)
"By turns hilarious and disturbing, it is the best novel I’ve read this year." (Daily Mail)
"Vibrant tragicomic slices of cosmopolitan Englishness." (Independent on Sunday)
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Joseph Connolly has an ear for all varieties of speech that I found spellbinding. To push a story along with such pace using only the recollections of the many characters in ‘England’s Lane’ is a feat of great skill. I loved it. Best book I have listened to for years. Mr Connolly is a truly great author and I hope to see more of his work available on Audible.

Great author; great narration

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What disappointed you about England's Lane?

The narration by both Nigel Peever and Brigit Forsyth was the most irritating narration it has been my misfortune to listen to

What will your next listen be?

Something by Millie Johnson or Sheila O'Flanagan, Erica James or Carol Matthews

What didn’t you like about Nigel Peever and Brigit Forsyth ’s performance?

The voices

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from England's Lane?

The part where the butcher chopped up the blackmailer. This voice was the worst of all and sounded like something out of Dickens

Any additional comments?

Don't waste your money or credit. I wish I hadn't.

3 couples who live on the same street whose lives

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