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My Name Is Yip

By: Paddy Crewe
Narrated by: Sean Bridgers
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The year is 1815. One October night in the small town of Heron's Creek, Georgia, Yip Tolroy is born, the cord snaked around his fragile neck, his skin a deathly white. As his mother still lies in the blood-slicked sheets and Yip takes his first gulps of air, his father disappears without trace. By the time Yip reaches his 15th year, he has not spoken a word—he is mute, friendless, an outcast. But his life is about to change irrevocably.

Gold is discovered nearby, and Yip commits a grievous crime that leaves him with no choice but to flee. In the company of a new and unlikely comrade, Dud Carter, Yip must take to the road, embarking on a journey that will thrust him unwittingly into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them further into the unknown—via travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men—the pull of home only gets stronger....

©2022 Paddy Crewe (P)2022 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction United States World Literature

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Critic reviews

"Singular and singing...Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift." (Sebastian Barry)
All stars
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Simply the most engrossing, well written and fabulously narrated audio book that I've heard this year
I didn't want it to end

Gripping stuff
Do hope Paddy writes another really soon

Outstanding

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This is a jolly good yarn taking our diminutive, silent hero from one catastrophe of the history of the West to the next. Most enjoyable. Excellent story and perfect choice of narrator.

absorbing

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A coming of age set against the historical background of the gold rush. Brilliantly narrated. Loved it.

Great narrator - gripping story

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Story is very interesting and use of language is superb.
The narrator really caught the character and mood for me and made it a most enjoyable listen.
Best book I've listened to it a long time.

Superb book.

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Great narrator and story. Couldn't take my headphones off. Well written and memorable. Will be buying the paperback when available.

loved it!

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