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Birdsong
- Author
- Sebastian Faulks
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 15 June 2023
- Run Time
- 15 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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This new audio recording marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Birdsong. This unabridged audio edition is narrated by Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones; Wolf Hall; The Lost King) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (MotherFatherSon; Harlots; Sitting in Limbo).
In the heat of the French summer, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford travels to France and falls in love with his host's wife, Isabelle Azaire. When the world stops, their affair falters, and Stephen signs up. In a maze of tunnels under the trenches, Stephen finds the courage this war demands from the men in his command. And it is here that he will fight for everything he has ever known and loved.
A contemporary classic, Birdsong has moved millions of readers all over the world. It is an epic story of passion, survival and redemption from a master storyteller.
©1993 Sebastian Faulks (P)2023 Penguin Audio
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Brilliant story, wonderful narration.
Chapter timings are off.naomi joyce rivers 2023-10-09
Details
- Author
- Sebastian Faulks
- Narrator
- Harry Lloyd, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Sebastian Faulks
- Duration
- 15 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 June 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529913361
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- First World War fiction, Romance, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by PenguinThis new audio recording marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Birdsong. This unabridged audio edition is narrated by Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones; Wolf Hall; The Lost King) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (MotherFatherSon; Harlots; Sitting in Limbo).In the heat of the French summer, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford travels to France and falls in love with his host's wife, Isabelle Azaire. When the world stops, their affair falters, and Stephen signs up. In a maze of tunnels under the trenches, Stephen finds the courage this war demands from the men in his command. And it is here that he will fight for everything he has ever known and loved.A contemporary classic, Birdsong has moved millions of readers all over the world. It is an epic story of passion, survival and redemption from a master storyteller.©1993 Sebastian Faulks (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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