Richly detailed and thoughtfully read

Despite a slow start, I was totally engrossed in this story and interested in the imagined viewpoint of the young protagonist. For anyone who loves beautifully written language and spot on narration.

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Wonderfully evocative

So evocative of its time. Narrator was good but took a while to enjoy as his voice is so bassy and deep.

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Wonderful

I've read this book numerous times and it was lovely listening to the audible version. Narration was perfect. An absolute classic

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Not all classics are deserving of high praise...

..and this is one of those books

Pros. Characters are rich, vibrant and well written..the author draws you into the time, scenes and smells of the story well.

Cons...ultimately this is a slow moving and fairly uneventful story..if you like social commentary delivered by benign situational story telling then this is it. But an exciting or gripping read this isnt..

Ultimately it's a story about a boy being naive, delivering letters in a love triangle and growing up to learn that adults can be manipulative, deceitful and human.

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Well worth a credit

This classic does sound dated, not just the story content, but the style and characterisation. That said, this also forms part of its charm, and it made me think about the sort of life my great grandparents might have had in rural England.
The narrator has an older middle class voice, actually he sounds quite a lot older than the character requires, who is only early sixties, but again this is part of the charm of this audiobook.
It is a snapshot of a bygone age, as well as a coming of age tale.
Well worth a credit and stands head and shoulders above much of the publisher led dross commissioned and pushed on us nowadays.

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Just Wonderful!

This book is so beautifully written, so descriptive and so wonderful, that I didn't want it to end. It was made all the more precious by Sean Barrett's magnificent voice, which was the perfect choice to read it.

A book about class, wealth, deception, expectation and the total innocence of a 12 year old boy at the turn of the last century , I think I need to listen to it all over again, just because.......

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The quality of the reading, sensitive and capturing character brilliantly.

Disliked nothing. So redolent throughout of the Edwardian period in England. Altogether a highly polished and successful publication.

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surprisingly enjoyable

Not my usual choice but enjoyed it didn't see the ending coming. A few laugh out loud moments and enjoyed the charming way of the young Leo.

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A Lovely Story

A lovely story, beautifully written and narrated. The characters so real. We were sorry it had to end.

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A beautiful story and beautifully told

I had.read.the book many years ago. During lockdown i was.getting through so many books i decided to.relax.and listen to some.audios. This has been a joy. The book is beautiful! .To be in young Leo's world at Bamford Hall and meet the upper.classes , gave you so much insight into the way the privileged live. It's an emotional tale and I felt so very disappointed when it finished. But. It's on my kindle. Give it a year and ill.enjoy again

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