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The Moon's a Balloon

By: David Niven
Narrated by: David Niven
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Summary

 David Niven is remembered as one of Britain's best-loved actors. The archetypal English gentleman, he starred in over ninety films. He is equally remembered as the author of this classic autobiography.



In his first volume, he remembers his childhood and school days, his time at Sandhurst and his early army service. He recalls America during the prohibition era and days in Hollywood before the Second World War. Of the war itself, he tells of family life back in Britain and his time on the front line in France and Germany.



THE MOON'S A BALLOON is a wonderful record of a truly remarkable and warm-hearted man, told in his inimitable style.

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Enjoyed hearing David Niven s narration but disappointed it wasn’t the whole book - feel I have slightly wasted a credit.

Moons a slightly deflated balloon😌

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Hollywood as it used to be written and narrated by one of its true stars

Great story and narrator

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really enjoyed his story and how he got into films and not too boring also funny and lovely to hear David Nivens voice again.

good listen

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fantastic I felt the times washing up though the times. A classic to be enjoyed

Pure class

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This is Niven's own abridged narration of his first autobiography, he even says as much in the reading. So you really only get half the story. I've never read the book so I don't know what is missing - it has a lot more about his early life than his movie career - but all the key bumps, both highs and lows, in David Niven's life are presented here with wit, aplom and a few tears. You even hear the great man choking up reading certain passages.

A brief two and a half hours, then, as it practically gallops by, but if you enjoy it, you may well get the itch to read the unabridged paperback. I wish he'd read all of it but this is still a good start.

Succinct but charming

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