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Cloud Cuckoo Land
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
When everything is lost, it’s our stories that survive
How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds.
Constantinople, 1453: an orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love.
Idaho, 2020: an impoverished, idealistic kid seeks revenge on a world that’s crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans?
Unknown, sometime in the future: with her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all for guidance.
Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like its predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection.
Critic Reviews
"A bittersweet and moving novel that lingers in the mind." (Daily Mail)
"An epic work about bravery and the power of attachment." (Rose Tremain, Observer)
"Doerr can bring a scene to life in a single paragraph.... Delicate and moving...the novel takes hold and will not easily let go." (The Times)
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- Annie Wilson
- 14-11-2021
A magnificent adventure
The story is wonderful - stories within stories. Cleverly woven together with characters that are achingly human. It is about love, family, heroes and the small folk who go unnoticed,and the interconnection of our world. Above all it is about hope.
I feel I must read the hard copy to understand all the nuances of this great saga!!
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- jpatrickp
- 04-10-2021
Extraordinary novel
A web of tales across time and space becalmed one story. Doer is a masterful novelist- highly recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 27-02-2022
Phenomenal Read
Complex and fanciful , a huge undertaking that you will go back to again and again. A mammoth text that is unforgettable!
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-05-2022
Thoroughly enjoyed
I really enjoyed this audio book, highly recommend. Was a struggle to keep up with at first and needed to rewind if I wasn't paying attention to what I was listening too.
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- Jason Tranter
- 29-12-2022
Brilliant. Entertaining. Thought provoking.
I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Equal to "All the light we cannot see". The story gets better as it rolls along. Thank goodness for authors like Anthony Doerr.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-03-2023
Moving and thought provoking
Such a beautiful story and told so well. I just want to start it all over again! I hope it’s made into a movie!!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-2023
Loved every minute!
The wonderful connected nature of the characters and the beautiful performance by the narrator made this book such a pleasure to experience.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-11-2021
Absolutely brilliant!
What an imagination! Such a clever book and so beautifully written. I have to admit I wasn't sure about it to start, but after a couple of chapters I was hooked. I loved the different storylines, connections and resolution. The narrator was excellent. I'm really going to struggle to find something to captivate me as much as this book did.
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- Robintrel
- 23-04-2023
Moving and absorbing
Do not be put off by the multiple
settings of this book, separated by place and time. We are in the hands of a master story teller. The connections that unfold as the novel progresses make for many breathtaking moments. Doerr treats all his major characters with tenderness - even the most flawed of them. Characters experience the often painful dawning of insight about their own situation and purpose, and some go on to find redemption. One ancient book - ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ - is never far beneath the surface of these stories, even if at first we cannot see it. And in case this sounds all very cerebral, there is plenty of tension and excitement - Doerr loves to leave us with a cliff hanger as he switches from one tale to another! Marin Ireland’ narration is excellent, and Simon Jones’s very different tone makes made more sense to me as the novel progressed. Highly recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-2022
Clever book with interwoven stories
Very clever writing. Highly engaging, with quality narration.
The stories feel a little disconnected early on, but gracefully the whole narrative comes together. Recommend.
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