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Motherland
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
- Series: All the Hopeful Lovers, Book 3
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance
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- w.a.m.
- 21-08-15
disappointed
Would you try another book written by William Nicholson or narrated by Gabrielle Glaister?
maybe
What will your next listen be?
have to look in my library
What aspect of Gabrielle Glaister’s performance might you have changed?
nothing performance was good
Any additional comments?
long-winded even boring, for the first 7 hours or so. Didn't even finish it.
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