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Dolly
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
The remoter parts of the English Fens are forlorn, lost and damp even in the height of summer. At Lyot Lock, a large decaying house, two young cousins, Leonora and Edward are parked for the summer with their ageing spinster aunt and her cruel housekeeper. At first the unpleasantness and petty meanness’s appear simply spiteful, calculated to destroy Edward's equanimity. But when spoilt Leonora is not given the birthday present of a specific dolly that she wants, affairs inexorably take a much darker turn with terrifying, life-destroying, consequences for everyone.
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- Cherie
- 28-04-14
Amazing ! you have to read
What made the experience of listening to Dolly the most enjoyable?
The reader enhanced the text and encouraged powerful images
What was one of the most memorable moments of Dolly?
the description of the dolls
What does Cameron Stewart bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
the anticipation in his voice, plays out the text in a way that you would not expect
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
close to the end when the book was leading to the climax
Any additional comments?
Susan Hill is an amazingly beautiful writer and Cameron Stewart brought the words to life
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- Heisenberg
- 03-03-17
Excellent gothic ghost story.
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I really enjoyed this ghost story, with a very gothic feel. Set in the fens, it has a wonderful atmosphere, is well read and was just the right length to listen to in one longish car journey.
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- Manda N
- 19-12-17
Creepy!
creepy novella about an abandoned doll that years later causes strange goings ons within the family of the previous owner. Spine tingling, gothic fun read.
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- Mrs. K. Holland
- 11-04-22
Interesting
The story itself is simple and straightforward but fascinating and thought-provoking. Susan Hill paints some vivid, atmospheric descriptions, and listening, I really felt I was there in that big old brooding house. The narrator, Cameron Stewart, was excellent. I definitely want to hear more from him.
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- valleyofthedolls
- 22-05-16
Great chilling story
Susan hill is a great story teller. Well told and chilling. Nicely woven story. Well narrated
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- Anonymous User
- 24-03-20
I expected a ghost story to rival Woman in Black
I expected a ghost story to rival Woman in Black but not much happened!
The narrator has a very soothing voice, though!
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- Lucy
- 10-02-23
Not for me
Short, strange and I lost interest in the last third of the book…the female voices weren’t v weirdly done.
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- Ova C
- 10-11-17
Perfect Ghost Story
I really loved this. Perfect ghost story comes back and forth in time, and although felt sad for the character, liked the ending. Would love to read more about this dolls and their origin..
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- Anonymous User
- 15-10-17
Dolly
Not as good as woman in black not sure if this was a ghost story or voodoo
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- Steve Barnes
- 03-06-23
Beautifully written and atmospheric
Another beautifully written supernatural story from one of the greats. Susan Hill takes a fireside tale and adds layer upon layer to the mundane, racking up tension without the reader realising (at least in my case) when the main character was confronted with Leonora’s daughter, for a moment I was breathless.
Atmosoheric and vivid - it’s up there with Small Hand and Mist in the Mirror (a rung below her magnum opus, The Woman in Black).
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