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Sacred Country

By: Rose Tremain
Narrated by: Harrison Knights
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We're all something else inside....

1952. Standing in a cold Suffolk field with her family, six-year-old Mary Ward has a revelation: I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy.

So begins Mary's heroic struggle to change gender. Moving from the claustrophobic rural community of the 1950s to London in the swinging '60s and beyond to the glitter of America in the '70s, Sacred Country is the story of a journey to find a place of safety and fulfilment in a savage and confusing world.

©2011 Rose Tremain (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction
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It's not as engaging as her historical novels and I found it hard to like any of the characters. It's a poignant story and not an uplifting one. The narrator's efforts to rerecord lines haven't been edited out.

OK

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The story itself is good. But I felt that the telling of it was just too long and drawn out. Far too much waffle, that made it quite hard to keep going with listening to it. I did finish it but I was willing it to end sooner. Which is a shame as I feel if it was compressed somewhat, it would be a great book.

perform wise, I enjoyed it.

Rather Long

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this was one of the best audio books I have listened to. A story about ordinary people living ordinary lives brought together in a way that kept me interested and engaged throughout.

Brilliant

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This was interesting and relevant, but not necessarily an enjoyable read. I didn’t like this as much as some of the writer’s other novels. I wasn’t too keen on the narration.

An important book about mental health

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The introduction to this book was too longwinded and unnecessary and nearly put me off continuing with the book. The reader was rather miserable and droney undermining the adventurous emotional dilemma of the characters. The story was brave and considered.

Sacred country

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