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Birdsong

By: Sebastian Faulks
Narrated by: Samuel West
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 A Radio 4 Book Club Selection.

Set before and during the Great War, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.

©1993 Sebastian Faulks (P)2005 Penguin Audio 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance War & Military War Military Gas World War

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This is one of my favourite books of all time. A wonderful novel. After I finished this book for the first time, i ached for the characters i missed them so much. This would have been a five, but it is only an abridged version. Read the book and just get this to remind you how great this story is.................

If only it wasnt abridged

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A number of narratives in one, interwoven lives, years apart and yet so closely related. Absolutely brilliant detail describing war, love, life and loss…would highly recommend.

Intricately woven story

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Be prepared for a vivid journey that will pull you into the characters lives
Listened to the book in a weekend
Didn't want to put it down

Total immersion

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Very well narrated. You will feel tears of joy, sadness and horror through this very well written book. I really enjoyed the way the author described feelings. Very moving. Metaphorically speaking: It felt to me like the forbidden love was being punished by the war that followed. Or perhaps the separation of that Love caused the war.
My only regret is that I did not purchased the unabridged version elsewhere. Audibly only had the abridge version.

A moving and Passionate book

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have read the book and it's a wonderful story. narrator OK maybe too harsh.

the wonderful birdsong

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Really great story recalling the pointlessness of the"Great" war. I did like the reader's style.

The reader has nice French pronunciation.

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This is an excellent book very well written and narrated. Sebastian Faulks captures the atmosphere of the first world war trench warfare perfectly.

Birdsong

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loved this book it was wonderful. beautifully read and the best book I have ever read.

Birdsong

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Such a visceral story that is so well written and narrated. You can feel the claustrophobia of the tunnels engulf you

Excellent book and narration

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This is a beautiful book. The story is simple but haunting while the writers skill and devotion to his craft is evident in every sentence and phrase. I did not think this was 'my kind of book' - I was wrong.

Beautiful book

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