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Love and Devotion
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Contemporary
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- Katie
- 11-05-16
Sound Issues
Also I'd buy the unabridged version as its hard to follow the storyline. Had to give up due to sound faults throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-08-21
Will not be listening again
Abridged badly, So much of the plot missing. Having enjoyed the book, I was very disappointed.