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Cloudstreet

By: Tim Winton
Narrated by: Peter Hosking
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Summary
 Two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called Cloudstreet, where they begin their lives from scratch. For 20 years, they roister and rankle, laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts.©2002 Tim Winton (P)2008 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Urban Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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AudioFile Earphones Award, Exceptional Audio Performance, 2004

"One of those rare novels that warm the heart, as well as spark the imagination." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Peter Hosking's performance is true to Winton's unsentimental exploration into humankind's ability to love and survive amid adversity.... His characterizations, including an aboriginal ghost and a talking pig, are earthy, real, and frequently hilarious." (AudioFile)
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This was my first Winton novel and I am hooked. Great storytelling with unique characters & a way of unpacking a long story where you are left in the end with such depth & emotion. It was moving to journey with the Lambs and Pickles through the decades & I so enjoyed the humour, wit, and drama that saturated it throughout.

Unique and moving

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This author and story are outstanding. The location was my own childhood. Thank you Mr Winton. Peter Hosking your narration is awesome but I wish Tim had assisted you in the pronouncing of some of the locations ie Albany, Mandurah, Rokeby Road and Greenough. But I will forgive an Eastern Stater with such a stunning voice. Brilliant book.

I loved this story the fifth time, as much as the first

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As an adult Australian, I don't know why I didn't read this long ago. It is exquisite Australian story & humour & life & love & pain all rolled gloriously together. I will listen to the whole story again.

ESSENTIAL, ALL AUSTRALIAN READING

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I read Cloudstreet in 1992, loved it and have been a Tim Winton fan ever since. So it was such a joy to return to this favourite 30 years later as a well narrated audiobook. And I loved it again!

A joy!

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Classic, from the 1st word to the last this had be hoocked. Spend some time with it.

Australian Classic

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