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Light Perpetual

By: Francis Spufford
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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November 1944. A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant.

November 1944. That rocket never lands. A single second in time is altered, and five young lives go on - to experience all the unimaginable changes of the twentieth century.

Because maybe there are always other futures. Other chances.

Light Perpetual is a story of the everyday, the miraculous and the everlasting. Ingenious and profound, full of warmth and beauty, it is a sweeping and intimate celebration of the gift of life.

From the best-selling, prize-winning author of Golden Hill, a novel of the everyday, the miraculous and the everlasting.

'Dazzling.' The Times

'Exceptional.' Guardian

'Brilliant.' Observer

'Extraordinary.' Financial Times 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt
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Nauseating pre school delivery of reading. Yuk. Pity as a good book. Unbelievable poor production choice.

Bad narration

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Francis Spufford’s novel deserves way better than this appalling, hammy narration. It’s a great book , well written, which explores profound themes without undermining plot and character. But how this narrator was considered an appropriate choice is a mystery. Avoid the audible version- read the book!

Great book, ruined by narration

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I loved this book and thought the narration was excellent. Each individual story was beautifully told and it had a vivid sense of place.

Outstanding

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Wish I’d read further down in the reviews…

An enjoyable series of concurrent tales across time which were both human and relatable. Characters and situations were well painted and varied making it a story that I wanted to whizz through.

I found the performance awful with a level of overacting that drew attention away from the book. The general tone, as if performing to children was incredibly incongruous to such a beautiful book and such a miss. Some terrible accents bordering on offensive in place too. Don’t think I could stomach another book read by the narrator. Such a shame

Great book but an unfortunate performance

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This is a wonderful book. Brilliantly and compellingly written, it superbly reflects the lives we lead, and the thoughts and motivations that lie beneath the surface. It is very well narrated too. Listening to the initial chapter I can see why there are negative comments, as it does sound rather slow and deliberate, but stick with it and Imogen Church demonstrates real mastery of her art. The accents, the clarity and the expressions are first class. Unputdownable and affecting!

Truly excellent!

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