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  • The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

  • By: Michael Morpurgo
  • Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
  • Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (20 ratings)

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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

By: Michael Morpurgo
Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
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A heartwarming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about a cat who survives against the odds.

"Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again."

It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away, and the 'townie' evacuees at school, her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers, are told to move out of their homes lock, stock and barrel.

Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces practise their landings for D-day, preparing to invade France. But Tips, Lily's adored cat, has other ideas barbed wire and keep-out signs mean nothing to her, nor does the danger of guns and bombs. Frantic to find her, Lily makes friends with two young American soldiers, who promise to help her. But will she ever see her cat again? Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zone to look for Tips herself

Now, many years later, as Michael is reading his Grandma Lily's diary, he learns about The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips and wonders how one adventurous cat could still affect their lives sixty years later.

©2005 Michael Morpurgo (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Sweet Story

This book was my intro to Audible. I was concerned that my focus wouldn't be held by listening rather than reading it myself. Well, I was mistaken. What a sweet story if love and longing, of courage and sacrifice, of losing and finding.
The narration was mezmerizing--- Jenny Agutter's dialect and inflection wonderfully brought Lily and her story to life. Sweet.

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Awesome story!

A wonderful story imagined and told against the backdrop of real history in World War II . Brings the whole period of history to life !

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Sweet story told from child's point of view.


excellent narrator
acceptable for children or quick read. Discussed diversity and importance of inclusion and acceptance of all.

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Absolutely adored the story and reading, but...

Ugh! Sure could have done without the cheesy pseudo swing music (synthesized?) that was added.

Except for that, this was perfect, especially for an Anglophile cat lover who gravitates toward romance and WWII stories. I first learned of the events of Slapton Sands from an episode of "Foyle's War."

SO enjoyable, but lose those music beds? I love the swing of the '30s and '40s, so it truly bothered me!

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