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My Name Is Yip

By: Paddy Crewe
Narrated by: Sean Bridgers
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The year is 1815. One October night in the small town of Heron's Creek, Georgia, Yip Tolroy is born, the cord snaked around his fragile neck, his skin a deathly white. As his mother still lies in the blood-slicked sheets and Yip takes his first gulps of air, his father disappears without trace. By the time Yip reaches his 15th year, he has not spoken a word—he is mute, friendless, an outcast. But his life is about to change irrevocably.

Gold is discovered nearby, and Yip commits a grievous crime that leaves him with no choice but to flee. In the company of a new and unlikely comrade, Dud Carter, Yip must take to the road, embarking on a journey that will thrust him unwittingly into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them further into the unknown—via travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men—the pull of home only gets stronger....

©2022 Paddy Crewe (P)2022 Penguin Audio
Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Southern States United States
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"Singular and singing...Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift." (Sebastian Barry)

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Great narrator - gripping story

A coming of age set against the historical background of the gold rush. Brilliantly narrated. Loved it.

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loved it!

Great narrator and story. Couldn't take my headphones off. Well written and memorable. Will be buying the paperback when available.

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The narrator and description it moved me

Nothing to dislike rich powerful and moving could see all in my minds eye thank you Paddy

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absorbing

This is a jolly good yarn taking our diminutive, silent hero from one catastrophe of the history of the West to the next. Most enjoyable. Excellent story and perfect choice of narrator.

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Superb book.

Story is very interesting and use of language is superb.
The narrator really caught the character and mood for me and made it a most enjoyable listen.
Best book I've listened to it a long time.

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An extraordinary book

Really enjoyable - well read and beautifully written. Paddy Crewe has a wonderful turn of phrase.

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Excellent

An excellent story with a gripping ending and a great narrator - could not ask for more.

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Simply the most engrossing, well written and fabulously narrated audio book that I've heard this year
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Gripping stuff
Do hope Paddy writes another really soon

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