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The Picture Book

By: Jo Baker
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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Set against the rolling backdrop of a century of British history from the First World War to today, this is a family portrait captured in snapshots. First there is William, the factory lad who loses his life in Gallipoli. Then there is his son Billy, a champion cyclist who faces the D-Day Landings on a military bicycle, followed by his crippled son Will, who becomes an Oxford academic in the 1960s. Finally there is his daughter Billie, an artist in contemporary London. Just as the names William, Billy, Will, Billie echo down through the family, so too the legacy of choices made, chances lost and secrets kept.

©2011 Jo Baker (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Cycling
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I tried this book years ago but didn’t get through the first segment which I found rather harrowing. I set the book aside. Picked up again my goodness I think it’s my best read in 5 years!

So engaging

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As a 60s child born to elder parents, with both Grandfathers in the 1st Great war, unbeknown to them! I could relate. I limited myself to 90 minutes listening per day. Such a ray of sunshine to look forward to in the evenings. Thank you so much

Gripping all the way through.

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