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Noble Ambitions
- The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House
- By: Adrian Tinniswood
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance17
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Story17
As the sun set slowly on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation's stately homes were in crisis. Tottering under the weight of rising taxes and a growing sense that they had no place in 20th-century Britain, hundreds of ancestral piles were dismantled and demolished. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that so many of these great houses survived, as dukes and duchesses clung desperately to their ancestral seats and tenants' balls gave way to rock concerts, safari parks and day trippers.
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Country Houses
- By marilynpask on 19-09-23
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Noble Ambitions
- The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 07-10-21
- Language: English
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The Chief Shepherdess
- Lessons in Life, Love and Farming
- By: Zoe Colville
- Narrated by: Zoe Colville
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance32
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Story31
Zoë Colville spent years in a fancy hair salon with a long list of clients, living on cigarettes, croissants, and a shoestring. It was everything she'd ever wanted. But when an unexpected and overwhelming loss caused her life to shift unexpectedly, she found herself on a different path. One where the only use for a hairdryer is warming new-born lambs; where the cycle of life on a farm gives new meaning on purpose, and where nature is both a strict teacher and a balm to soothe the pressures of everyday life.
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Excellent biography
- By Dr. N. WOODRUFF on 14-05-24
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The Chief Shepherdess
- Lessons in Life, Love and Farming
- Narrated by: Zoe Colville
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 13-04-23
- Language: English
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The Shepherd's Life
- By: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,227
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Performance1,104
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Story1,094
These modern dispatches from an ancient landscape tell the story of a deep-rooted attachment to place, describing a way of life that is little noticed and yet has profoundly shaped this landscape. In evocative and lucid prose, James Rebanks takes us through a shepherd's year, offering a unique account of rural life and a fundamental connection with the land that most of us have lost.
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It's good being a shepheard
- By Rose on 10-07-15
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The Shepherd's Life
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-06-15
- Language: English
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The Lie of the Land
- Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
- By: Guy Shrubsole
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall61
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Performance55
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Story55
WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025 A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER 'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES ________________________________ The lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside. Our landowning...
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Another great listen
- By Mr Bug on 19-09-24
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The Lie of the Land
- Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-09-24
- Language: English
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Uncommon Ground
- Rethinking our relationship with the countryside
- By: Patrick Galbraith
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance11
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Story11
‘A curious-minded and subtle intervention in the politics of the countryside’ Sunday Times 'Galbraith spent three years investigating the truth about rural Britain and how we treat it. Uncommon Ground is the brilliant result' Daily Telegraph 'Very funny. Acutely observed. An attempt to look...
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Interesting listen
- By Jackovalltrades on 13-12-25
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Uncommon Ground
- Rethinking our relationship with the countryside
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 24-04-25
- Language: English
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Leaning on Gates
- By: Seamus O'Rourke
- Narrated by: Seamus O'Rourke
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
In the sequel to Seamus O'Rourke's popular first memoir, Standing in Gaps, this innocent Leitrim lad finally flees the nest, briefly sampling life in New York, Dublin and London – before inevitably returning to his beloved, duller than dishwater existence at home, a life which now includes alcohol, Doctor Hook and some low-budget romance. But man does not live on romance alone and Seamus needs to get to the bottom of his general uselessness, spurred on as always by his ever-the-realist father, who prophesised his mediocrity from an early age.
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The voice of Seamus O'Rourke. perfect for this story.
- By Hilda says... on 20-03-26
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Leaning on Gates
- Narrated by: Seamus O'Rourke
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 01-10-25
- Language: English
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Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures on a Scottish Highland Croft
- By: Lynn Cassells, Sandra Baer
- Narrated by: Lynn Cassells
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance53
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Story53
As seen on the BBC’s This Farming Life. The inspirational story of Lynbreck Croft - a regenerative Scottish farm rooted in local food, community, and the dreams of two women. Lynn and Sandra left their friends, family, and jobs in England to travel north to Scotland to find a bit of land that they could call their own. They had in mind keeping a few chickens, a kitchen garden, and renting out some camping space; instead, they fell in love with Lynbreck Croft - 150 acres of opportunity and beauty, shrouded by the Cairngorms and deep in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Rewilding explained?
- By Martin T. on 05-04-23
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Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures on a Scottish Highland Croft
- Narrated by: Lynn Cassells
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 03-03-22
- Language: English
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A Fortunate Woman
- A Country Doctor’s Story
- By: Polly Morland, Richard Baker
- Narrated by: Pippa Haywood
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance36
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Story36
'Polly Morland and Richard Baker have more than done justice to the original John Berger book - and produced a work that stimulates the eye and mind in equal measure.' Alain de Botton A Fortunate Woman is a compelling, thoughtful and insightful look at the life and work of a country doctor...
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The sort of GP you wish you had
- By Victoria on 04-10-22
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A Fortunate Woman
- A Country Doctor’s Story
- Narrated by: Pippa Haywood
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 09-06-22
- Language: English
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Icons of England
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Eagle, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance55
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Story54
Brought to you by Penguin This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic...
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A Curates Egg
- By Mike on 25-11-20
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Icons of England
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Eagle, Terence Wilton, Sara Poyzer, Homer Todiwala, Leda Hodgson, Sara Novak
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 10-09-20
- Language: English
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Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall842
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Performance709
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Story709
From the author of THE PERFECT STORM and WAR comes a book about why men miss war, why Londoners missed the Blitz, and what we can all learn from American Indian captives who refused to go home. Tribe is a look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the challenges veterans face returning to...
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Very US and war centric
- By Anonymous on 25-08-20
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Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 16-06-16
- Language: English
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Akenfield
- Portrait of an English Village
- By: Ronald Blythe
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Only a man who had lived all his life in Suffolk could produce such a vivid and accurate portrayal of Akenfield and its inhabitants. Ronald Blythe recounts the personal recollections of, among others, the local school keeper, doctor, blacksmith, saddler, district nurse and magistrate as they discussed farming, education, welfare, class, religion and death. Originally published in 1969, Akenfield forms a unique document of a way of life that has, in many ways, disappeared.
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A Window on the Past
- By veyza on 19-12-25
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Akenfield
- Portrait of an English Village
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-07-25
- Language: English
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Return to Akenfield
- Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century
- By: Craig Taylor
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance5
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Thirty-five years after the publication of Ronald Blythe's classic portrait of an English village, Akenfield, Craig Taylor returned to the Suffolk village on which the book was based. He sought out locals who appeared in the original book to learn how their lives had changed, met newcomers, and interviewed Ronald Blythe himself.
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Uncomfortable
- By K. Logan on 02-04-24
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Return to Akenfield
- Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 15-08-07
- Language: English
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The Lightning Thread
- Fishological Moments and The Pursuit of Paradise
- By: David Profumo
- Narrated by: David Profumo
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance11
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From award winning novelist and journalist David Profumo comes a dazzling work about the restorative power of nature and finding joy in simple pleasures. The Lightning Thread takes the reader on a journey of unexpected delight, personal pleasure and profound discovery. From angling with his...
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Perfect Piscatorial Prose
- By Safaribry on 18-07-22
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The Lightning Thread
- Fishological Moments and The Pursuit of Paradise
- Narrated by: David Profumo
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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The Mailman
- My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
- By: Stephen Starring Grant
- Narrated by: Stephen Starring Grant
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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An exuberant, hilarious, and profound memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a country he loves but had lost touch with. Steve Grant was laid...
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A first class delivery!
- By Mr. J. J. Solly on 19-07-25
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The Mailman
- My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
- Narrated by: Stephen Starring Grant
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-07-25
- Language: English
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I Can Hear the Cuckoo
- Life in the Wilds of Wales
- By: Kiran Sidhu
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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After Kiran loses her mother, she escapes to the Welsh countryside—to allow herself to grieve away from turbulent city life in London, to leave her toxic family behind, and to find solace in the purity of the natural world. I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a tender, philosophical memoir about the beauty of a microscopic life, the value of solitariness, and respecting the rhythm and timing of the earth. This is a reflective book about finding friendship in the most unexpected places—and what nature and a small community in the Welsh Valleys can teach us about life.
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Shame about pronounciation
- By Julie Deane on 15-03-25
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I Can Hear the Cuckoo
- Life in the Wilds of Wales
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-05-23
- Language: English
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Wastelands
- The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
- By: Corban Addison, John Grisham - introduction
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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"Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and told with the air of suspense that few writers can handle, Wastelands is a story I wish I had written." —From the Foreword by John Grisham The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more...
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A totally absorbing story
- By Glenn Myers on 30-08-24
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Wastelands
- The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-06-22
- Language: English
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Methland
- The Death and Life of an American Small Town
- By: Nick Reding
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance8
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Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people.
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Methland
- The Death and Life of an American Small Town
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 23-12-09
- Language: English
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Radiance of the Ordinary
- Essays on Life, Death, and the Sinews That Bind
- By: Tara Couture
- Narrated by: Tara Couture
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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For most of her youth and early adulthood, Tara Couture had a deep fear of death. When her mother left the house, Tara would beg her to stay, certain that death was right around the corner. As the threat loomed in her mind, distraction in its many forms became her only relief. In her twenties, determined to manifest her long-time dream of owning a farm, Tara worked alongside a cattleman, Richard, whose perspectives on life and death would come to transform her own.
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The beautiful, tenderness of life woven together with words.
- By MISS S L LEEK on 23-10-25
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Radiance of the Ordinary
- Essays on Life, Death, and the Sinews That Bind
- Narrated by: Tara Couture
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 02-09-25
- Language: English
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The Forgotten Girls
- A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
- By: Monica Potts
- Narrated by: Monica Potts
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance7
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Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of learning as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives - broken marriages, shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not.
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Absolutely loved it
- By Amazon Customer on 25-07-23
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The Forgotten Girls
- A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
- Narrated by: Monica Potts
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 18-04-23
- Language: English
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Hillbilly-Elegie
- Die Geschichte meiner Familie und einer Gesellschaft in der Krise
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: Dominic Kolb
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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1 "New York Times"-Bestseller und "Spiegel"- Bestseller. Der heutige amerikanische Vizepräsident J. D. Vance erzählt in diesem erschütternden und von der Presse hochgelobten internationalen Bestseller die Geschichte seiner Familie – eine Geschichte vom gescheiterten Aufstieg und von der Resignation einer ganzen Bevölkerungsschicht. Seine Großeltern, echte Hillbillys, das heißt Angehörige der weißen Arbeiterschaft, versuchten, mit Fleiß der Armut zu entkommen und sich in der Mitte der Gesellschaft zu etablieren.
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Hillbilly-Elegie
- Die Geschichte meiner Familie und einer Gesellschaft in der Krise
- Narrated by: Dominic Kolb
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 26-05-20
- Language: German
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