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The Children’s Book audiobook
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
- Category: Fiction, Literary
- Length: 30 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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The Children’s Book Audiobook Summary
A spellbinding novel, at once sweeping and intimate, that spans the Victorian era through the World War I years, and centers around a famous children’s book author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the people she loves.
When Olive Wellwood’s oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museum—a talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olive’s magical tales—she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends.
But the joyful bacchanals Olive hosts at her rambling country house—and the separate, private books she writes for each of her seven children—conceal more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined. As these lives—of adults and children alike—unfold, lies are revealed, hearts are broken, and the damaging truth about the Wellwoods slowly emerges. But their personal struggles, their hidden desires, will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces, as the tides turn across Europe and a golden era comes to an end.
Taking us from the cliff-lined shores of England to Paris, Munich, and the trenches of the Somme, The Children’s Book is a deeply affecting story of a singular family, played out against the great, rippling tides of the day.
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The Children’s Book Audiobook Narrator
Rosalyn Landor is the narrator of The Children’s Book audiobook that was written by A. S. Byatt
About the Author(s) of The Children’s Book
A. S. Byatt is the author of The Children’s Book
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The Children’s Book Full Details
| Narrator | Rosalyn Landor |
| Length | 30 hours 15 minutes |
| Author | A. S. Byatt |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | April 28, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780307577535 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Children’s Book is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: historical, fiction, books fiction, books historical fiction, realistic fiction books, historical fiction books, literary fiction, awards, award winning books for adults, MAN BOOKER PRIZE winners, bestsellers, bestselling books, books bestsellers, gifts for mom, vintage childrens books, books for women best sellers, large print books for seniors, large print books for seniors best sellers, large print books for seniors best sellers paperback, novels for women best sellers, popular books for women best sellers, Fiction, Literary The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Literary
Additional info
The publisher of the The Children’s Book is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780307577535.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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