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No Silver Spoon
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Hazel Highley
- 11-08-19
Good story with a touch of Irish magic. Narrated very well which brought the tale to life
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- Mrs Irene Bladon
- 10-06-22
Irene Derbyshire
Once again a great story written by Katie Flynn I really enjoyed it and would recommend to other audio listeners.
Narrated very well by Anne Dover.
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- allfalfa
- 28-06-21
Super.. SUPER.
everything was super,really good, The narrator was brilliant,made you feel as though you were part of the story.I was sorry when it ended.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-20
No silver spoon
Again ann dover told an excellent story really enjoy her reading and the tones shes users absortuly brillant
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- Ms Aine Dunne
- 27-08-19
Excellent narration.
Ann Dover's execution of the different accents, i.e. Irish and liverpoolian are excellent. Very good.
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- joanie
- 24-06-20
what a grand story
this is the first time reading from this author and it will not be my last well written story well developed characters real life's struggles, love Dympna and Jimmy story Dympna mom is not a likable person her dad is a sweetheart this book is very good my only wish would be a epilogue