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Caledonian Road
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Narrated by:
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Michael Abubakar
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By:
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Andrew O'Hagan
About this listen
From the author of Mayflies, an irresistible, unputdownable, state-of-the-nation novel - the story of one man's epic fall from grace.
May 2021. London.
Campbell Flynn - art historian and celebrity intellectual - is entering the empire of middle age. Fuelled by an appetite for admiration and the finer things, controversy and novelty, he doesn't take people half as seriously as they take themselves. Which will prove the first of his huge mistakes.
The second? Milo Manghasa, his beguiling and provocative student. Milo inhabits a more precarious world, has experiences and ideas which excite his teacher. He also has a plan.
Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes and secrets and scandals will be revealed, and Campbell Flynn may not be able to protect himself from the shattering exposure of all his privilege really involves. But then, he always knew: when his life came tumbling down, it would occur in public.
'A brilliant state-of-the-nation novel that pulls down the facades of high society, and knocks over the 'good liberal' house-of-cards. O'Hagan is not only a peerless chronicler of our times, but has other gifts - of generosity, humour and tenderness - which make this novel an utter joy to read.' Monica Ali
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-2024
A wonderful listen!
I loved the descriptive details setting the scenes and characters. The voices and accents used by the narrator, made the listen so very entertaining.
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- Anne G.
- 03-01-2025
The fall of the ‘Entitled’
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2024
An English Intrigue
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-08-2024
EPIC
Brilliant story and incredible writing, fantastic narration, but a little long overall. Well worth the effort.
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- Jo
- 11-03-2025
An outstanding book and best narration I’ve ever encountered
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.
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- kengelen
- 21-05-2024
5 stars on all levels for this book.
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-04-2024
A masterpiece!
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.
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- michele taylor
- 09-04-2024
Scorching book
A cracker of a book. The author holds a blow torch to the belly of modern London.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-07-2024
Fascinating story
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.
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- MsWrittenonthewind
- 13-07-2024
Outstanding!
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! ⭐️
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