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Caledonian Road

By: Andrew O'Hagan
Narrated by: Michael Abubakar
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A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, INDEPENDENT, SCOTSMAN AND THE NEW YORKER

'Extraordinary.' MARINA HYDE
'Pitch-perfect.' OBSERVER
'An utter joy to read.' MONICA ALI
'Majestic.' INDEPENDENT
'A masterpiece.' JOHN LANCHESTER
'Addictively enjoyable.' GUARDIAN
'Sensational.' IRISH INDEPENDENT

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION

He always knew: when his life came tumbling down, it would occur in public.

Campbell Flynn is fuelled by an appetite for wealth and admiration, controversy and novelty. An art historian and celebrity pundit, he has enjoyed a charmed career rubbing shoulders with oligarchs and aristocrats, fashion designers and fine artists, at ease with the highbrow and the mainstream.

Only now, the world is changing. Over the course of an incendiary year a web of secrets and crimes will be revealed, and Campbell Flynn may not be able to protect himself from the shattering exposure of all his privilege really involves.

Andrew O'Hagan's novel Caledonian Road was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 31/03/2024

©2024 Andrew O'Hagan (P)2024 Faber & Faber Best of 2024 Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Psychological Student
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I loved the descriptive details setting the scenes and characters. The voices and accents used by the narrator, made the listen so very entertaining.

A wonderful listen!

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The audacity with which O’hagan ripped apart the English class structures entitlement and righteousness - was detailed in the most delicious and despicable way - a roller coaster read. Summed up elegantly within:

‘Delinquency caused by affluence is by far the worst sort. It isn’t the poor person who steals a bottle of vodka from Tesco’s that causes delinquency. It’s all those rich people who are focused on tax avoidance that ruins society.’

Beautifully written.

The fall of the ‘Entitled’

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The characters were so well weaved in the story and intrigue built. Although it wasn't going to end well it certainly portrays many aspects of current society. Questions values and inclusion, border and international links. It doesn't miss much.. from where it starts from. Talented writing. Thank you.

An English Intrigue

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Brilliant story and incredible writing, fantastic narration, but a little long overall. Well worth the effort.

EPIC

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Took me a moment to get into how it all fit together but once I figured that out, it was so clear and I just sat back and enjoyed how it all came together. What a story! And so original. It’s going to be a hard book to follow!

I have approximately 350 audiobooks between this and my earlier account and this is by far the most incredible narrator I’ve heard. He switched effortlessly between numerous accents and nailed all of them. The tone of his voice was so easy to listen to. If there were Oscars for narrating, he would easily win. Still can’t get over how talented he is.

An outstanding book and best narration I’ve ever encountered

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This book was so well written and intellectually fulfilling. I would say it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. The performance was exactly as it should have been. The story was very current, the ideas deeply confronting and left the listener with much to think about. The characters were multi faceted and interesting. I was so reluctant to reach the end that I tried slowing down, but unfortunately had to finish to find out what happened.

5 stars on all levels for this book.

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A whole world of characters, all of them fleshed out. Extraordinary narration. A deeply disturbing and thought-provoking novel and a terrifying but loving portrait of London. I have to read everything else this brilliant author has ever written! What a masterpiece.

A masterpiece!

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A cracker of a book. The author holds a blow torch to the belly of modern London.

Scorching book

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I loved this book. From the start you are invited into several fascinating worlds of intrigue, immense privilege or despair. It has a passion and social justice component that challenges you to think further about the world and its future. Loved the book being read by its author it seemed to give it even more depth.

Fascinating story

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A marvellous feat of superb writing by Mr O’Hagen. To add to this, the narration by Mr Abubakar is exemplary. Once begun I could
barely stop listening. Wow! ⭐️

Outstanding!

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