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Under Gemini
- By: Rosamunde Pilcher
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall163
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Performance147
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Story147
Flora and Rose are identical twins who do not know of each other's existence. Rose has been raised by her frivolous mother with the glossy international jet set. Flora has spent her childhood in the beauty and quiet of her father's Cornish cottage. And then, by chance, they meet. The encounter seems heaven-sent to Rose, who longs to escape from a man she no longer desires. Flora can free her, and, in taking her sister's place, her uneventful life is changed forever.
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A Lovely Rich Light Read
- By Tracey on 24-08-18
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Under Gemini
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 15-03-18
- Language: English
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The Understudy
- By: David Nicholls
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall376
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Performance340
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Story341
Does your life feel like a dress rehearsal? Do you long to enter the limelight and steal the show? But what do you do when you're playing second fiddle to an arrogant actor who barely knows your name? And, more importantly, what do you do when you find yourself falling in love with his wife?
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Below average
- By Anonymous on 08-06-21
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The Understudy
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-08-12
- Language: English
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Behind The Scenes At The Museum
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall590
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Performance541
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Story542
Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient...
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Superb
- By DartmoorDiva on 09-08-15
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Behind The Scenes At The Museum
- Narrated by: Susan Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 26-01-15
- Language: English
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Hearts and Minds
- By: Amanda Craig
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance60
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Story61
Hidden by London’s wealth, energy and need for cheap labour, the city’s immigrant population is powerless, despised and often illegal. So when a young woman’s body is discovered on Hampstead Heath one cold morning, she could be anyone...Rich or poor, outsider or insider, five strangers are connected in undreamed-of ways as greed, courage, murder and kindness link their lives.
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Up there with the best
- By Luke on 27-10-18
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Hearts and Minds
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-04-12
- Language: English
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The Conjuror's Bird
- By: Martin Davies
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance3
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Story3
A bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club title, The Conjuror's Bird is a dazzling debut novel, spanning three centuries of secrets and surprises. It seems a long time ago that Fitz and Gabby were together, with his work on extinct species about to make him world-famous. Now, it's his career that...
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Great story writing..
- By Tsarina on 15-11-25
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The Conjuror's Bird
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-10-18
- Language: English
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Instructions for a Heatwave
- By: Maggie O'Farrell
- Narrated by: Dearbhla Molloy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall524
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Performance470
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Story474
The stunning new novel from Costa-Novel-Award-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell: a portrait of an Irish family in crisis in the legendary heatwave of 1976.
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Great book, brilliant performance
- By ronx59 on 23-08-13
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Instructions for a Heatwave
- Narrated by: Dearbhla Molloy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 28-02-13
- Language: English
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Messy, Wonderful Us
- By: Catherine Isaac
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall114
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Performance105
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Story105
Allie has lived a careful, focused existence. But now she has unexpectedly taken leave from her job as an academic research scientist to fly to a place she only recently heard about in a letter. Her father, Joe, doesn’t know the reason for her trip, and Allie can’t bring herself to tell him that she’s flying to Italy to unpick the truth about what her mother did all those years ago.
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Caroline
- By Caz on 01-06-20
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Messy, Wonderful Us
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 28-11-19
- Language: English
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Shadows on the Nile
- By: Kate Furnivall
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance25
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Story26
It's 1932 and 27-year-old Jessica is living London life to the full when her younger brother, Tim, an ancient Egyptian archaeology expert, goes missing. Teaming up with Sir Montague Chamford - who can resist neither a damsel in distress nor the chance of adventure - Jessie vows to find her beloved brother. Following the clues Tim has left in his wake, Jessie and Monty head to Egypt. In the relentless heat of the desert, romance is kindled between them, but danger also lurks in every shadow. And then Jessie starts to wonder how much Monty really knows about her brother's disappearance....
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Charming, exciting and beautifully read
- By Flick W. on 22-02-21
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Shadows on the Nile
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 20-06-13
- Language: English
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The Shawshank Redemption
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall760
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Performance660
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Story658
A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories and it helped make Castle Rock a place listeners would return to over and over again. Suspenseful, mysterious and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge.
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personal opinion
- By Zain Iqbal on 01-12-15
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The Shawshank Redemption
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 21-05-10
- Language: English
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Seventh Heaven
- By: Alice Hoffman
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall106
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Performance97
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Story96
Nora Silk doesn't really fit in on Hemlock Street, where every house looks the same. She's divorced. She wears a charm bracelet and high heels and red toreador pants. And the way she raises her kids is a scandal. But as time passes, the neighbors start having second thoughts about Nora. The women's apprehension evolves into admiration. The men's lust evolves into awe. The children are drawn to her in ways they can't explain.
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Character-driven but a little unfocused
- By Joni J Mielke on 26-11-21
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Seventh Heaven
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 26-08-14
- Language: English
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Battles at Thrush Green
- By: Miss Miss Read
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall143
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Performance127
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Story126
Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Thrush Green is normally a peaceful place. But as autumn turns to winter, feelings are running high in the village. Miss Fogerty, a respected teacher at the village school for over thirty years, is troubled by the methods of the new young teacher. Dotty Harmer takes up driving, much to the concern of others, and it isn’t long before she is involved in an accident and a threatening court case.
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I envy you
- By Linda on 24-01-13
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Battles at Thrush Green
- Narrated by: Gwen Watford
- Series: Thrush Green, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-01-12
- Language: English
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The Magnificent Mrs Mayhew
- By: Milly Johnson
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,348
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Performance1,238
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Story1,234
The brand-new novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Perfectly Imperfect Woman - a gorgeous listen full of love, life and laughter. Sophie Mayhew looks like she has the perfect life. Wife of rising political star John F Mayhew, a man who is one step away from the top job in the government, her glamour matches his looks, power, breeding and money. But John has made some stupid mistakes along the way, some of which are threatening to emerge.
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Absolutely fabulous
- By Mrs J ramsdale on 09-03-19
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The Magnificent Mrs Mayhew
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 07-03-19
- Language: English
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Circle of Friends
- By: Maeve Binchy
- Narrated by: Kate Binchy
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall503
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Performance436
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Story433
In the small Irish town of Knockglen, best friends Bernadette ('Benny') and Eve are inseparable. Benny is an adored only child, and Eve, a poor, birdlike orphan brought up by nuns. On their first day at University College, Dublin, a fatal road accident brings the pair together with fellow...
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Brilliant!!!!
- By Kate on 13-02-11
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Circle of Friends
- Narrated by: Kate Binchy
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 27-03-09
- Language: English
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Wicked!
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 8
- By: Jilly Cooper
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall220
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Performance200
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Story201
At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the famous, trouble is afoot. The ambitious and fatally attractive headmaster, Hengist Brett-Taylor, hatches a plan to share the facilities of his school with Larkminster Comprehensive - known locally, as 'Larks'. His reasons for doing so are purely financial, but he is encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks, who has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure.
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I am no prude but this is all about under age sex
- By Bella H on 22-11-19
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Wicked!
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 8
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Series: Rutshire Chronicles, Book 8
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 20-09-18
- Language: English
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Levantul
- By: Mircea Cartarescu
- Narrated by: Mircea Cartarescu
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance7
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Story7
"Dacă Bolintineanu ar fi avut acces la lumea de curăţii geometrice cărora li se închina Ion Barbu? Dacă pe Eminescu l-ar fi mişcat zbuciumul din sufletul unui Manoil? Dacă lui Arghezi i-ar fi venit gustul să rescrie el Ţiganiada? Dacă ar fi presimţit paşoptiştii noştri că se va ivi pe meleagurile române un tiran fără pereche şi porneau să-l ia în tărbacă, aşa cum ştiau ei, cu cântecele comice şi monoloage autodemascatoare?"
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Levantul, un titlu cu pretenții…
- By Dan Gheorghita on 08-07-22
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Levantul
- Narrated by: Mircea Cartarescu
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 25-02-16
- Language: English
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A Breath of French Air
- The Larkin Novels, Volume 2
- By: H. E. Bates
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall134
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Performance116
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Story118
In the second novel in the Pop Larkin series, the Larkin family descends upon Brittany in France. Like fish out of water, they find that things don't quite turn out their way: The weather is less than ideal, the food is awful, and the hotel is in a bad state of repair. But things slowly improve as Pop manages to sweet-talk Mlle Dupont, Angela Snow and her sister, Iris; and Charley and Mariette celebrate their first wedding anniversary. A Breath of French Air is a delightful book full of nostalgia, fun, and frivolity.
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Great narrator
- By Bug on 04-07-25
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A Breath of French Air
- The Larkin Novels, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Series: Pop Larkin, Book 2
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 13-01-16
- Language: English
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A Delicate Truth
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: John le Carré
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,437
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Performance1,273
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Story1,253
A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defence contractor who is also his close friend. So...
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Gripping listen
- By Mrs Anne Dunne on 02-05-13
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A Delicate Truth
- Narrated by: John le Carré
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 25-04-13
- Language: English
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Ashes of Spring
- By: Mieko Kawakami, Hitomi Yoshio - translator, David Boyd - translator
- Narrated by: Sura Siu
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance21
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Story21
Award-winning Japanese author and poet Mieko Kawakami brings Ashes of Spring, a collection of short stories set in everyday life in Japan just before the pandemic lockdown.
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Subtly creepy
- By Anonymous on 03-06-25
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Ashes of Spring
- Narrated by: Sura Siu
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 07-03-25
- Language: English
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The Silver Linings Playbook
- By: Matthew Quick
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall452
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Performance408
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Story410
Pat Peoples knows that life doesn’t always go according to plan, but he’s determined to get his back on track. After a stint in a psychiatric hospital, Pat is staying with his parents and trying to live according to his new philosophy: get fit, be nice and always look for the silver lining...
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Great novel even after seeing the film
- By Thomas on 27-07-13
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The Silver Linings Playbook
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 04-03-13
- Language: English
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Dangerous Davies
- By: Leslie Thomas
- Narrated by: Alexander John
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall72
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Performance55
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Story57
As plain-clothes men go, Dangerous Davies looks like a non-starter. The small fry of petty larceny and minor disturbances in the backwaters of north-west London are his daily round. His philosophising Welsh drinking companion Mod, his outsized and unruly dog Kitty, his quarrels with his landlady Mrs Fulljames - none of these bodes well for the efficient solving of crimes and the outwitting of villainy. But Davies is encouraged by his beautiful friend, Jemma, and every so often he stumbles upon something really big.
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Very funny
- By Mrs. T. L. Brown on 31-05-13
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Dangerous Davies
- Narrated by: Alexander John
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 22-06-10
- Language: English
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