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Sarum

By: Edward Rutherfurd
Narrated by: Roger Davis
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The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity from Edward Rutherfurd, the author of London, Russka and New York.

In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place, Salisbury, from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscape - as old as time itself - shapes the destinies of the five families.

The Wilsons and the Shockleys, locked in a cycle of revenge and rivalry for more than 400 years. The Masons, who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. The Porters, descended from a young Roman soldier in exile. And the aristocratic Norman Godefrois, who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

©2011 Edward Rutherford (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction England Middle Ages
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this book requires commitment but I just loved it. the families are interesting and how the author brings history to life is brilliant. love, love, love it!

Loved it! The historic families are amazing

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The sharpness of the narrator’s voice grated on my ears after the first 30 minutes so such a long book became a chore rather than a pleasure.
Could not fault the cadence, it was the sharpness that was unpleasant to my ears.

Always an interesting interpretation of life through the centuries, great writer.

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I love historical fiction and this is one of the best I have listened to.

Great story brilliantly read

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Narrator was superb. a sweeping saga of the ages, where the only constant is the town. Thank you Audible and Edward Rutherford.

Wonderful!

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I read Sarum a number of years ago but felt I needed to re-acquaint myself with the story as I plan to visit Salisbury soon.

The Audible version is best played at 1.2x otherwise it becomes soporific. And the narrator insists on pronouncing 'grimaced' as grim-ACED rather than the more usual GRIM-ist. As an antipodean am I wrong? Other than that, it is the most wonderful historical fiction. The characters might be fictional but 5000 years of storied England's history comes alive and is told in such a memorable way!

I also read Rutherfurd's 'New York' before visiting New York. Another masterful story!

A masterpiece if you speed it up

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