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North Face by Mary Renault
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North Face

Author
Mary Renault
Narrator
Eleanor David, Joan Walker
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publish Date
22 October 2026
Run Time
9 hours 49 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
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On holiday in the North Devon countryside, Neil Langton looks back on the wreckage of his past. He has come to believe that all happiness is behind him; the wounds from his former marriage - in which his wife cheated on him and his young daughter died - are still raw. While rock-climbing, he meets Ellen, a young woman whom he saves from a mountainside accident. Ellen, too, is looking to escape her painful past, struggling to deal with her feelings for the man she loved - a pilot who died in service. Set in postwar Britain, and filled with a memorable cast of characters, North Face is a love story rich in atmosphere and tension.

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  • a rich, serious, nourishing novel...It demands to be read slowly, with attention. Every character is real, solid, and multi-layered.

    Independent on Sunday

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Details
Author
Mary Renault
Narrator
Eleanor David, Joan Walker
Duration
9 hours 49 minutes
Release Date
22 October 2026
ISBN
9781405569965
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Synopsis

On holiday in the North Devon countryside, Neil Langton looks back on the wreckage of his past. He has come to believe that all happiness is behind him; the wounds from his former marriage - in which his wife cheated on him and his young daughter died - are still raw. While rock-climbing, he meets Ellen, a young woman whom he saves from a mountainside accident. Ellen, too, is looking to escape her painful past, struggling to deal with her feelings for the man she loved - a pilot who died in service. Set in postwar Britain, and filled with a memorable cast of characters, <i>North Face</i> is a love story rich in atmosphere and tension.

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