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The Light of Day

By: Graham Swift
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
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About this listen

A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MOTHERING SUNDAY AND LAST ORDERS, and reissued for the first time on the Scribner list, The Light of Day is both a gripping crime story and a remarkable love story.

On a cold but dazzling November morning George Webb, a former policeman turned private detective, prepares to visit Sarah, a prisoner and the woman he loves. As he goes about the business of the day he relives the catastrophic events of two years ago that have both bound them together and kept them apart.

Making atmospheric use of its suburban setting and shot through with a plain man’s unwitting poetry and rueful humour, The Light of Day is a powerful and moving tale of murder, redemption and of the discovery, for better or worse, of the hidden forces inside us.

©2003 Graham Swift (P)2021 Simon & Schuster UK Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Emotionally Gripping

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Early on the listener knows what has happened but not how it happened. Excellent listen.

Well Story

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Swift’s writing is beautiful. The voice of George is just right. He speaks In idioms but they mean more than face value. And some are repeated to add to their importance e,g “cross the line “.

Crafted Writing

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Managed to get through this because the narration was decent, but got to the end and thought “what was the point of that”! Maybe I just didn’t get it!?

Pointless

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Seemed to take a long time, in a slow way to say very little. Kept with it in the vain attempt it would improve although sadly it didn’t.

Disappointed

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after Waterland, I expected more, yes it's well written but I wanted to know why he fell in love with Mrs nash

expected too much

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