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Lark Rise

By: Flora Thompson
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Lark Rise is Flora Thompson's childhood memories of a north Oxfordshire village, the people who lived and worked in it, and a way of life that has totally disappeared. The story is built around Laura and her brother Edmund, through whose eyes are seen 'old Sally', whose grandfather built the house she lived in before the enclosure of the heathland, children's games, the interaction of village and gentry, and the way in which the seasons governed life.

©1939 Flora Thompson (P)2019 Soundings Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Funny Feel-Good

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A real joy. The rhythm of the tale against a rhythm of the life back then

A hard simple way if life

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Very entertaining can still hear my mother describing her school days her walk to school and going to church so this book was rather comforting. Thank you.

School days remembered

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Like many, I know of Larkrise through the BBC adaptation but this book had remained unread on my shelf. I really enjoyed this version and found the narration easy to listen to with no 'rustification' more than necessary.
Don't expect a straight narrative - it's a loose collection of observations and recollections.
As I tend to listen to Audible on journeys, I was curious to realise that I was passing Juniper Hill (just off the link road between the M1 and Oxford) and took a look. Some of the stone houses of 'The Rise' can still be seen.

A true classic, well read.

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A gentle amble through a time gone by. A beautiful book. Well drawn characters and storyline, interspersed with country law and country ways.I found the ending very moving.

A countryside gone by

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Magical but realistic….similar style to Call The Midwife…from spellbinding to caustic…beautiful range of emotions. ❤️

Enchanting

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