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Heap House

By: Edward Carey
Narrated by: Ben Allen, Bea Holland, Various
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The Iremongers are a mean and cruel family, robust and hardworking, living in the Heaps, a vast sea of lost and discarded items.

A storm is brewing over Heap House. The Iremongers are growing restless and the whispers are getting louder. When Clod meets Lucy, a girl newly arrived from the city, everything changes. The secrets that bind Heap House together begin to unravel to reveal a dark truth that threatens to destroy Clod's world.

©2013 Edward Carey (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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"Astonishing and inventive." ( Sunday Times)
"Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical, everything that a novel for children should be." (Eleanor Catton)
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The book is definitely the sort of thing one will either love or hate; a very strange book, which feels like something which Tim Burton might have written, like a blend between Coraline and a Dicken’s novel. The worldbuilding is very interesting and the plot is surprisingly concerned with capitalism and class. What really makes this an enjoyable read/ listen though is the amazing work in this audiobook; the performers are both excellent and really bring the characters to life. I would say that this is the best performance I’ve ever heard in an audio book.

Incredible work

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loved the story when first red and it is so good being red to you, still magical, captivating and fantastical!

a nust read for those who love the quirk in the world!

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loved this book. so different from anything else. intriguing. I found myself caught up with the characters

brilliant

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A brilliant, unusual book with splendid narration! I loved every moment of it - for reference, I'm a 31 year old female.

Unique and fun

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