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The Carer
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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- elizabeth b.
- 19-08-2019
The cater
I really enjoyed this book good characters and an easy read. I will try and dip into Deborah Moggachs stories again.
Good reader too.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-06-2020
Story ok, narration annoying.
I really struggled listening to this book. The narrator seemed more suited to reading to children and the voices seemed patronising.
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- Anonymous
- 16-07-2020
Tedious
I wanted to like this, I struggled on thinking it would get better, it’s different but hard to stay with. I commend myself for getting through it.
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- Leso59
- 27-10-2020
Very engaging
An interesting visit to the lives of a middle class family told through the secret s they keep. It held my attention the whole way through.
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