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Here's where you'll find all of our book reviews and clips from books featured on the show ... plus all the audio I simply couldn't fit into an hour! Book Reviews ITV's Vidar Hjardeng is Talking Books resident book reviewer. Catch up with his latest review here, or listen as Vidar and myself have a chat about the world of audio books and why he loves the format so much. - Vidar and Robert Talk Books. A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks Discover Music of the Romantic Era and Baroque Era Angels Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon In a Nutshell (Afghanistan and Tibet) The Price of Love by Peter Robinson I, Coriander; The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade by Sally Gardener The Best of Times by Penny Vincenzi My World in Motion by Jo Whiley A Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Volume 1) by John Galsworthy My Life, My Way by Cliff Richard Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene The Shardlake Series by C.J. Sansom Return to Talking Books Main Page Audio Book Clips  The Ascent of Run Doodle The Ascent of Rum Doodle is described by Bill Bryson as being 'one of the funniest books you will ever read' and last year the Guardian included it as one of the '1000 novels everyone must read'. It was first published in 1956, and although well received by those who read it, it took almost another 50 years to be recognised and acclaimed as the classic it is. Rum Doodle was played with permission from Isis Pulishing. Some exclusive Rum Doodle Audio Return to Talking Books Main Page
Devil May Care Sebastian Faulks, writing as Ian Fleming, wrote Devil May Care, the latest novel starring Bond, James Bond. It was launched as an RNIB Talking Book at the Edinburgh Festival and I managed to catch up with the narrator, Crawford Logan, as it was being recorded. Crawford also has the distinction of being the narrator of the first book we played on Talking Books, The Vital Spark, and we chat about the similarities between James Bond and Para Handy! Interview with the narrator, Crawford Logan. Plus here are some exclusive clips from Devil May Care James Bond arrives back in London Bond gets a glimpse at the main villain Return to Talking Books Main Page A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court We've previously played this classic from America ... Jeff Harding reading Mark Twain's, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and you can still listen to sections of the book right here. Hear the curious stranger relate the first part of his tale in Mark Twain's - A Word of Explaination. Some information about Mark Twain - About The Author. A note on the version of the book used in the narration - Note On The Text. A 30 minute audio introduction to the book - Introduction. Return to Talking Books Main Page |
