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A Slice of the Moon

By: Sandi Toksvig
Narrated by: Lisa Dwan
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Because of the potato me and my family left our home and travelled 6,000 miles to find a new life . . .

Slim Hannigan and her family are poor but happy. Theirs is a life filled with love and laughter - and a pet pig called Hamlet.

But things change overnight, and suddenly they find themselves facing hunger and danger like they have never known . . . So they leave their village in Ireland to journey to America where, they hope, family and fortune await them.

Slim soon finds herself living a life that feels just like one of those far-fetched stories her Da has always told. Can one brave girl keep her family together no matter what is thrown at them . . . ?

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I caught Sandi's name whilst surfing Audible's offerings and bought a few to dip my toes in the water. this is my first which, surprise surprise, i read straight through without stopping. Great story, well written and Historically accurate. the narrator did a good job with various accents. Well done.

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I loved this story and a real eye opener regarding the troubles the Irish suffered told first hand by a slim

Charming and enjoyable

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a great story with some very said parts, very well read. gives a good feel for the history

An Emotional listen

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I believe this book may be aimed at a younger audience as it is written in very simplistic language, but I still enjoyed it enough to want to listen to the sequel. The narration was good although I could’ve done without all the singing…! An interesting insight into a challenging time in history.

Entertaining easy-reading book

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I was really interested in the history of the Irish potato famine and thought this would be wonderful way to gather a personal account albeit in a story format. Wonderfully written and beautifully told (though the odd accent was a bit sketchy!) disappointed that the next will have a different narrator. But throughly recommend for all ages!

Beautiful story telling and insight

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