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Let the Great World Spin
- Narrated by: Richard Poe, Gerard Doyle, Carol Monda, Johanna Parker, Ramón de Ocampo, Chris Sorenson, Patricia R. Floyd, Jim Frangione, Alma Cuervo, Lizan Mitchell, Cherise Boothe
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, read by Richard Poe, Gerard Doyle, Carol Monda, Johanna Parker, Ramón de Ocampo, Chris Sorenson, Patricia R.Floyd, Jim Frangione, Alma Cuervo, Lizan Mitchell and Cherise Boothe.
Winner of the National Book Award.
New York, August 1974: a man is walking in the sky.
Between the newly built Twin Towers, the man twirls through the air. Far below, the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other: Corrigan, a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire, a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son; Lara, a drug-addled young artist; Gloria, solid and proud despite decades of hardship; Tillie, a hooker who used to dream of a better life and Jazzlyn, her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York.
In the shadow of one reckless and beautiful act, these disparate lives will collide, and be transformed for ever.
Critic reviews
"An astonishing balancing act by a great writer prepared to take risks. A book to treasure." (Daily Mail)
"McCann has reinvented the city of New York in all its breathing, fighting, whining, joyous clamour." (Peter Carey, Observer Books of the Year)
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- Liam Murphy
- 31-01-24
Stunning, simply stunning
I loved this, a fantastic interwoven story with many twists expertly told. Read it when it came out and had forgotten how good this book is.
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- Mr. R. Mcintosh
- 28-01-23
Really enjoyed
Cleverly interwoven stories. Well read. So sorry to have finished it. I thoroughly recommend this audiobook.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-03-23
Wanted more.
Was a good listen, but I expected more from it - more connectivity, more meaningfulness, more wonder.
Not my favourite.
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