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A Blink of the Screen
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The Virgin in the Garden
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
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In 1953, a young teacher, Alexander Wedderburn, whose imagination had been captured by the Queen Elizabeth of Shakespeare and Spenser and who has written an historical verse play about her....
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Not worth a credit or buying
- By Patricia D. on 04-15-18
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The Virgin in the Garden
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Series: Frederica Potter Quartet, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-19-12
- Language: English
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A Blink of the Screen
- Collected Shorter Fiction
- By: Terry Pratchett, A. S. Byatt - foreword
- Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press....
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A Blink, A Wink, A Nod
- By Merna M. Ward on 05-14-15
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A Blink of the Screen
- Collected Shorter Fiction
- Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs
- Series: Discworld: Witches, Book 5.5, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork City Watch, Book 1.5, Discworld, Book 1.5
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 03-17-15
- Language: English
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Possession
- A Romance
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating the lives of two Victorian poets....
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My favourite book
- By Grandpa on 12-30-23
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Possession
- A Romance
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 02-20-19
- Language: English
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The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Glowing with narrator Virginia Leishman’s finely tuned phrasing, The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye is the perfect introduction to A.S. Byatt, an author who continues to receive international awards and acclaim....
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The title story is superb
- By Phebe on 12-28-11
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The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-25-11
- Language: English
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The Children's Book
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 30 hrs and 17 mins
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A spellbinding novel, at once sweeping and intimate, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession, that spans the Victorian era through the World War I years....
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A wandering story that goes on forever.
- By Sara on 09-18-13
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The Children's Book
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 30 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-06-09
- Language: English
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Possession
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
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As a pair of young scholars research the lives of two Victorian poets, they uncover their letters, journals, and poems and track their movements from London to Yorkshire....
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Absolutely Excellent
- By Loujujoe on 05-12-09
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Possession
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-08-07
- Language: English
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Medusa's Ankles
- Selected Stories
- By: A. S. Byatt, David Mitchell
- Narrated by: Esther Wane, Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
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Medusa's Ankles celebrates the very best of A. S. Byatt's short fiction, carefully selected from a lifetime of writing. Peopled by artists, poets, and fabulous creatures, the stories blaze with creativity and color....
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Beautiful writing! Sensitive Reading!
- By galatea on 03-16-23
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Medusa's Ankles
- Selected Stories
- Narrated by: Esther Wane, Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-23-21
- Language: English
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Short Stories
- The Thoroughly Modern Collection
- By: Doris Lessing, Haruki Murakami, A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter, Walter Lewis, Roslaind Eyres
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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Twenty-three stories, all unabridged, from a diverse group of star writers and readers. A truly memorable collection with a wide appeal....
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Not very modern collection
- By David on 11-08-08
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Short Stories
- The Thoroughly Modern Collection
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter, Walter Lewis, Roslaind Eyres
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 02-26-08
- Language: English
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The Frederica Quartet: The Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, Babel Tower & A Whistling Woman
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation Plus Selected Short Stories
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: full cast, Rosemary Leach, Indira Varma, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of A.S. Byatt's Frederica Quartet, plus selected short stories and a fascinating talk by the author....
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Disappointing!
- By Sam Q on 11-18-21
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The Frederica Quartet: The Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, Babel Tower & A Whistling Woman
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation Plus Selected Short Stories
- Narrated by: full cast, Rosemary Leach, Indira Varma, Kate Buffery, Anna Massey, Penelope Wilton, Sheila Mitchell, Clive Owen, Hannah Watkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-11-21
- Language: English
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Ragnarok
- The End of the Gods (The Myths, Book 15)
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
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In this brilliant retelling of the Norse myth about the end of the world, the award-winning author of Possession and The Children’s Book unleashes a story of the destruction of life on this planet and the end of the gods themselves....
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What a great listen!
- By Gary on 04-22-12
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Ragnarok
- The End of the Gods (The Myths, Book 15)
- Narrated by: Harriet Walter
- Series: Canons
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-07-12
- Language: English
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The Children’s Book
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 32 hrs and 17 mins
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Famous author Olive Wellwood writes a special private book, bound in different colours, for each of her children....
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The Children’s Book
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 32 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-20-19
- Language: English
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A Whistling Woman
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Pamela Garelick
- Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins
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Frederica falls almost by accident into a career in television in London, while tumultuous events in her home county of Yorkshire threaten to change her life and those of the people she loves....
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I couldn't force myself to finish
- By Marie on 09-10-06
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A Whistling Woman
- Narrated by: Pamela Garelick
- Series: Frederica Potter Quartet, Book 4
- Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 08-29-06
- Language: English
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Angels & Insects
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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A. S. Byatt explores the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion....
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One for the records
- By Mary Purvis on 11-06-17
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Angels & Insects
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 05-04-09
- Language: English
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A Blink of the Screen
- Collected Short Fiction
- By: Terry Pratchett, A. S. Byatt - introduction
- Narrated by: Michael Fenton-Stevens, Stephen Briggs
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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A collection of shorter fiction from Terry Pratchett....
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Expected a bit more
- By Jacobus on 11-21-12
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A Blink of the Screen
- Collected Short Fiction
- Narrated by: Michael Fenton-Stevens, Stephen Briggs
- Series: Discworld: Ankh-Morpork City Watch, Book 1.5, Discworld, Book 1.5, Discworld: Witches, Book 5.5
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-15-12
- Language: English
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The Matisse Stories
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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In this elegant set of stories, three modern women are touched in different ways by the paintings of Henri Matisse....
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Not Impressive
- By Debbie on 01-06-21
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The Matisse Stories
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-04-09
- Language: English
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The Matisse Stories
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 07-21-11
- Language: English
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The Game
- A Novel
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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When they were little girls, Cassandra and Julia played a game in which they entered an alternate world modeled on the landscapes of Arthurian romance....
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Sad story, unlikeable characters
- By CB on 08-01-13
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The Game
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-22-11
- Language: English
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A Whistling Woman
- Frederica Potter, Book 4
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
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It is 1968, and Frederica Potter is surprised to find herself embarking on a new career in television. While she endeavours to navigate this fast-paced and occasionally bewildering industry, her lover John takes up a post working with a pair of unusual scientists....
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A Whistling Woman
- Frederica Potter, Book 4
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Series: Frederica Potter Quartet, Book 4
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 02-20-19
- Language: English
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Babel Tower
- Frederica Potter, Book 3
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
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After her husband becomes violent, Frederica Potter flees with her young son to London. There, she secures a teaching position in an art school and finds herself surrounded by painters and poets with dreams of rebellion....
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Babel Tower
- Frederica Potter, Book 3
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Series: Frederica Potter Quartet, Book 3
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 02-20-19
- Language: English
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The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye
- By: A. S. Byatt
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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The Djinn and the Nightingale's Eye, a long story about an Englishwoman in Turkey who unwittingly releases a genie from his bottle, is a reflection on women's lives, on magic and on the power of story-telling itself....
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I got lost at times - difficult to keep up!
- By HJ Gildenhuys on 06-24-24
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The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-20-19
- Language: English
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