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Mr. Toppit audiobook

  • By: Charles Elton
  • Narrator: Simon Vance
  • Category: Fiction, General
  • Length: 10 hours 22 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2010
  • Language: English
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Mr. Toppit Audiobook Summary

“And out of the Darkwood Mr. Toppit comes, and he comes not for you, or for me, but for all of us.”

When the Hayseed Chronicles, an obscure series of children’s books, becomes world famous, millions of readers debate the significance of that enigmatic last line and of the shadowy figure, Mr. Toppit, who dominates the books. The author, Arthur Hayman, an unsuccessful screenwriter mown down by a concrete truck in Soho, never reaps the benefits of the books’ success. The legacy passes to his widow, Martha, and her children–the fragile Rachel, and Luke, reluctantly immortalized as Luke Hayseed, the central character of his father’s books. But others want their share, particularly Laurie, the overweight stranger from California who comforted Arthur as he lay dying and has a mysterious agenda of her own that will change all their lives, for buried deep in the books lie secrets which threaten to be revealed as the family begins to crumble under the heavy burden of their inheritance.

Spanning several decades, from the heyday of the British film industry after the war to the cut-throat world of show business in Los Angeles, Mr. Toppit is a riveting tale of the unexpected effects of sudden fame and fortune. Not since Jonathan Coe’s What a Carve Up! has a novel managed to capture a family and a society to such wonderfully funny and painful effect.

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Mr. Toppit Audiobook Narrator

Simon Vance is the narrator of Mr. Toppit audiobook that was written by Charles Elton

Simon Vance is a critically acclaimed narrator who has recorded over eight hundred audiobooks and has received over fifty Earphones Awards. A twelve-time Audie Award winner and frequent finalist, he has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice, an AudioFile Best Voice, and the first Booklist Voice of Choice. A former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader in London, he currently lives in California, where he also pursues stage and television acting.

About the Author(s) of Mr. Toppit

Charles Elton is the author of Mr. Toppit

Mr. Toppit Full Details

Narrator Simon Vance
Length 10 hours 22 minutes
Author Charles Elton
Category
Publisher Blackstone Publishing
Release date March 28, 2024
ISBN 9781481586962

Subjects

The publisher of the Mr. Toppit is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General

Additional info

The publisher of the Mr. Toppit is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781481586962.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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