The Offing
- Author Benjamin Myers
- Narrator Ralph Ineson
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date 22 August 2019
- Run Time 5 hours and 34 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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FROM THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GALLOWS POLE COMES A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
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‘What a radical thing, these days, to have written a book so full of warmth and kindness ... Gorgeous’ – Max Porter, author of Lanny
‘Glorious ... Leaves an indelible impression ... A moving and subtle novel in many ways, infused with a love of the minute pleasures in life, and the lasting regrets’ – Scotland on Sunday
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One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood’s Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea.
Staying with Dulcie, Robert’s life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetry. The two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pass, they form an unlikely friendship that will profoundly alter their futures.
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An i Book of the Year
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A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick
A BBC Radio 4 'Book at Bedtime'
An Observer Pick for 2019
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| Author | Benjamin Myers |
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| Narrator | Ralph Ineson |
| Duration | 5 hours and 34 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781526617767 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships |
| Collections | Five Star Listens |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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