The Street
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Narrated by:
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Grace Halliday
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By:
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Kay Brellend
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'Campbell Road was home to the most notorious criminals: thieves, prostitutes, fraudsters – every sort of rogue and vagabond drifted through this slum.’
Life was tough … but so were they
Alice Keiver is a sensitive girl, growing up in one of the roughest parts of North London. As the daughter of an alcoholic mother, and niece of an abusive uncle, she dreams that one day she and her baby sister will escape their rotten surroundings.
Alice’s father, Jack Keiver, works day and night to provide for his family. But his hopes for a better life are dashed each time he returns home to find the money-jar raided and his feisty wife Tilly collapsed drunk in the corner.
In the room below, Alice's downtrodden Aunt Fran spends most of her days nursing the injuries inflicted on her by her cruel husband Jimmy – but this time he's pushed the family too far and they're not going to let him get away with it.
Revenge is going to be sweet.
©2011 Kay Brelland (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedListeners also enjoyed...
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- Greenie
- 05-07-22
wrong narrator
I have to admit I purchased this by mistake as I thought Annie Aldington was reading it. It's a decent story about the lives of the Keiver family before WW1, with a nice epilogue bringing you up to date.
But for me the story was ruined by the awful choice of narrator. Grace Halliday sounds like she's had elocution lessons at some point. She pronounces every letter in a word and this doesn't sit well with the London accents she gives the characters. She also manages to make them all sound alike, men included, and doesn't pause between chapters so you think it's the next morning when actually the story has leapt on several days/weeks/months.
I stuck it till the end because Audible wouldn't refund me, despite their refund policy, but it's not one I'd recommend or listen to again
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Margaret
- 13-04-13
The Street
The author depicts the era brilliantly, with characters that are completely believable. She highlights the problems women had in an age where men ruled the roost but women ultimately had to be the strongest.
The Street is a saga that keeps you listening and not wanting to put it down. When I had finished The Street I could not wait to purchase the follow up The Family. I must also point out that it was narrated superbly by Grace Halliday who got to grips with the characters from the first word. An excellent listen to anyone interested in this era.
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- Ms. M. Powell
- 28-06-15
Brilliant
Amazing didn't want it to end, I would highly recommend this book a great read.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 04-07-17
raw
too close to reality for me to feel comfortable but the narrator was really good
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- Danny W.
- 01-07-23
Lovely book
Beautifully narrated and a very enjoyable read. Will be looking for another one of these books
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- J
- 19-10-22
Story good, narration quite poor
Once again, these books bring tears laughter and everything in between.
There is enough difference between all of Kay Brellend’s books that makes everyone interesting and that you are part of it all.
The explanations and depictions of all parts including the war and all family situations and emotions are so very well written and graphic without being too much.
However, Grace Halliday is no Annie Adlington who I feel narrates so much better with these types of books
There are too many mistakes in Grace Hallidays narration and nowhere near enough difference in the dialogue and narration
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