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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
- By: Paula Byrne
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
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Performance49
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English novelist Barbara Pym’s career was defined, in many senses, by rejection. Her first novel Some Tame Gazelle was turned down by every publisher she sent it out in 1935, finally published only 15 years later. Though she picked up a publisher from there and received modest praise, the publishing industry grew restless and her sales spiralled downwards. By her seventh novel, she had been dropped. This brilliant biography, brimming with Pym’s private diaries and intimate letters, offers a first full insight into Barbara Pym’s life and how it informed her writing.
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Excellent Woman
- By Dan Smith on 03-05-21
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 15-04-21
- Language: English
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Goethe
- His Faustian Life - The Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made Our World
- By: A. N. Wilson
- Narrated by: A.N. Wilson
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance11
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Bloomsbury presents Goethe, written and read by A. N. Wilson Goethe remains one of the most influential figures in modern literature and thought. Goethe was the inventor of the psychological novel, a pioneer scientist, great man of the theatre and a leading politician. As A. N. Wilson argues in...
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Absorbing and wide ranging account
- By eduardo on 01-10-24
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Goethe
- His Faustian Life - The Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made Our World
- Narrated by: A.N. Wilson
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
- By: Julian Barnes
- Narrated by: Julian Barnes
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Overall75
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Performance56
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Julian Barnes' new book is, among many things, a family memoir, an exchange with his brother (a philosopher), a meditation on morality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and homage to the French writer Jules Renard. Though he warns us that 'this is not my autobiography', the result is a tour of the mind of one of our most brilliant writers.
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Frustrating but worth persevering with.
- By A Reader on 15-06-09
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
- Narrated by: Julian Barnes
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 19-03-09
- Language: English
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In the Footsteps of Du Fu
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Michael Wood
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Performance9
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A beautifully illustrated travelogue, chronicling the life and work of one of the world greatest poets. Du Fu (712-70) is one of China’s greatest poets. His career coincided with periods of famine, war and huge upheaval, yet his secular philosophical vision, combined with his empathy for the...
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Captivating
- By Emil Veselinov Milanov on 27-01-26
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In the Footsteps of Du Fu
- Narrated by: Michael Wood
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 26-10-23
- Language: English
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What Is the What
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
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Overall41
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Performance36
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Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these....
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Important story, clumsily told
- By Anonymous on 30-06-25
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What Is the What
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 07-09-17
- Language: English
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Capote's Women
- The book behind TV's FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS
- By: Laurence Leamer
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance51
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A FASCINATING TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, INTRIGUE AND UNFORGIVABLE BETRAYAL, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES Readers LOVE Capote's Women: 'A genuinely fascinating account of a great writer and his muses.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved it! Fabulous book about a extremely complicated and complex character.'...
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Abfab
- By Anonymous on 24-04-23
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Capote's Women
- The book behind TV's FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 16-02-23
- Language: English
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A Daughter of Isis
- The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words
- By: Nawal El Saadawi
- Narrated by: Nadia Albina
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloomsbury presents A Daughter of Isis: The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words by Nawal El Saadawi, read by Nadia Albina In A Daughter of Isis, Nawal El Saadawi, author of Woman at Point Zero and one of the Arab world’s greatest writers, tells the story of the formative years...
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wonderful story, told well
- By karinc10 on 09-12-25
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A Daughter of Isis
- The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words
- Narrated by: Nadia Albina
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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Hitch-22
- A Memoir
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,546
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Performance1,273
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Story1,265
In this long-awaited and candid memoir, Hitchens re-traces the footsteps of his life to date, from his childhood in Portsmouth, with his adoring, tragic mother and reserved Naval officer father; to his life in Washington DC, the base from which from he would launch fierce attacks on tyranny of all kinds. Along the way, he recalls the girls, boys and booze; the friendships and the feuds; the grand struggles and lost causes; and the mistakes and misgivings that have characterised his life.
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Honest but difficult listening
- By Penny on 18-06-16
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Hitch-22
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 26-12-11
- Language: English
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Georgette Heyer
- Biography of a Bestseller
- By: Jennifer Kloester
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international best seller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's best-selling authors. Despite her enormous popularity, she never gave an interview or appeared in public. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was 17 in order to amuse her convalescent brother. It was published in 1921 to instant success, and 90 years later it has never been out of print.
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a fascinating biography of a favourite author
- By Amanda Sizeland on 13-02-18
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Georgette Heyer
- Biography of a Bestseller
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 08-06-15
- Language: English
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Powsels and Thrums
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall13
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Performance13
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‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN ‘Entrancing … a creative manifesto’ TELEGRAPH ‘Mesmerising … vibrating with life and curiosity’ OBSERVER In this lyrical and revelatory memoir, Alan Garner, Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker...
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Wonderful
- By Ali S. on 22-09-25
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Powsels and Thrums
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: English
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Where Shall We Run To?
- A Memoir
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance29
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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR From one of our greatest living writers, comes a remarkable memoir of a forgotten England. 'The war went. We sang in the playground, "Bikini lagoon, an atom bomb’s boom, and two big explosions." David’s father came back from Burma and didn’t eat rice...
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Enchanting
- By Prof J on 04-03-26
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Where Shall We Run To?
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-08-18
- Language: English
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The Marriage Question
- George Eliot's Double Life
- By: Clare Carlisle
- Narrated by: Clare Carlisle
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance8
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When she was in her mid-thirties, Marian Evans transformed herself into George Eliot - an author celebrated for her genius as soon as she published her debut novel. During those years she also found her life partner, George Lewes - writer, philosopher and married father of three. After 'eloping' to Berlin in 1854 they lived together for twenty-four years: Eliot asked people to call her 'Mrs Lewes' and dedicated each novel to her 'Husband'. Though they could not legally marry, she felt herself initiated into the 'great experience' of marriage.
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Engaging and informative
- By Lady Macbeth on 21-08-23
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The Marriage Question
- George Eliot's Double Life
- Narrated by: Clare Carlisle
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-08-23
- Language: English
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Freshwater
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall143
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Performance126
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Ada was born with one foot on the other side. Having prayed her into existence, her parents Saul and Saachi struggle to deal with the volatile and contradictory spirits peopling their troubled girl. When Ada comes of age and heads to college, the entities within her grow in power and agency. An...
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Mindblowing seems a little on the nose..
- By Amazon Customer on 08-08-19
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Freshwater
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 27-12-18
- Language: English
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Hell
- A Prison Diary 1
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall700
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Performance611
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Prisoner FF8282 gazes out from confinement on what he deems must be a glorious summer’s day, rays of sunlight bursting through the barred windows of his cell. Within the thick prison walls separating society from its dangerous criminals, a multitude of harrowing fates unfold, seldomly explored by the public. First-time offenders thrown in cells with hardened criminals, several inmates becoming heroin addicts and a system riddled with flaws. However, even in prison the sunlight cannot be kept out.
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When the Hell?
- By arvis on 09-12-21
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Hell
- A Prison Diary 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Prison Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 21-04-21
- Language: English
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Blue Nights
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance50
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From one of America’s greatest and most iconic writers: an honest and courageous portrait of age and motherhood. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts...
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Sorry - gave up
- By polly on 09-07-16
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Blue Nights
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 04-11-11
- Language: English
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The Master
- Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- By: Colm Tóibín
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, a remarkable novel about Henry James, the American-born novelist and a connoisseur of exile. 'A triumph' – The Observer 'A masterly achievement' – The Independent In January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in...
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Not for me.
- By real hair on 09-03-26
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The Master
- Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 17-10-24
- Language: English
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Storyteller
- The Life of Roald Dahl
- By: Donald Sturrock
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall91
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Performance70
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The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. "Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling."Quentin Blake...
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Thoroughly enjoyed it, despite minor flaws
- By Amazon Customer on 05-10-11
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Storyteller
- The Life of Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-09-11
- Language: English
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Bookworm
- A Memoir of Childhood Reading
- By: Lucy Mangan
- Narrated by: Lucy Mangan
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall413
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Performance368
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Story365
When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one. She was whisked away to Narnia and Kirrin Island and Wonderland. She ventured down rabbit holes and womble burrows into midnight gardens and chocolate factories. She wandered the countryside with Milly-Molly-Mandy and played by the tracks with the Railway Children.
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just utterly fabulous.
- By Chella Quint on 10-10-18
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Bookworm
- A Memoir of Childhood Reading
- Narrated by: Lucy Mangan
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 19-04-18
- Language: English
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To Throw Away Unopened
- By: Viv Albertine
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall84
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Performance73
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Every memoir is a battle between reality and invention - but in her follow up to Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys., Viv Albertine has reinvented the genre with her unflinching honesty. To Throw Away Unopened is a fearless dissection of one woman's obsession with the truth - the truth about family, power and her identity as a rebel and outsider. It is a gaping wound of a book, both an exercise in bloodletting and psychological archaeology, excavating what lies beneath: the fear, the loneliness, the anger.
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A read again and again book!
- By Sarah Power on 18-01-19
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To Throw Away Unopened
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 04-10-18
- Language: English
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Lit
- A Memoir
- By: Mary Karr
- Narrated by: Mary Karr
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance12
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The long awaited sequel to the beloved and bestselling ‘The Liars’ Club’ and ‘Cherry’ – a memoir about a self-professed ‘blackbelt sinner’s’ descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness, and her astonishing resurrection. ‘If you’d told me, even a year before I start...
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gutsy and beautiful
- By Wrongfu on 16-12-23
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