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The Water and the Wild
- Narrated by: Nigel Peever
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
For as long as Lottie Fiske can remember, the only people who seem to care about her have been her best friend, Eliot, and the mysterious letter-writer who sends her birthday gifts. But now strange things and people are arriving on the island Lottie calls home, and Eliot's getting sicker, with a disease the doctors have given up trying to cure. Lottie is helpless, useless, powerless.
And then a door opens in the apple tree.
Follow Lottie down through the apple roots to another world - a world of magic both treacherous and beautiful - in pursuit of the impossible: a cure for the incurable, a use for the useless, and protection against the pain of loss.
Book 1 in the spellbinding Water and the Wild fantasy trilogy.
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- Jon
- 17-12-20
Could have been Listening to Radio 4
This was my first foray into audiobook listening and I was not disappointed. The vivid descriptions of the passage of youth were thought provoking and brought back many memories of my own childhood, from taking dangerous pot shots at advertising boards, to exploring the old car dump at the end of our allotment. How innocent those actions seemed at the time with little thought to the harm we were doing. The interaction between characters is strong and gelled together perfectly by Nigel Peever's narration. The longer I listened the more I was drawn into the story, invested in the characters and eager to hear what happened next. Normally I have a very short attention span, but in this instance I lay back in my chair and let the narrator take me wherever the author wanted me to go. My abiding thought was that this production would not be out of place being aired on Radio 4,; serialised.
I was impressed throughout by the technical elements that went into the narration, particularly the sound layers, which complemented as opposed to distracted. Clever, very clever and added another dimension to an already good book. Minor fluctuations in character vocals did not distract in any way. As a narrator myself I struggle with adolescent and child voices, so I know how difficult it is to maintain the accent and pitch.
I will be looking out for more titles by this author and narrator
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- Ian Rider
- 05-10-19
Very enjoyable.
I was given a code for this book, where by I promised to leave an honest and voluntary review on audible once I'm done.
I have to say it's a great story, it's suitable for all ages.
It's a magical tale, with friendship and family at it's core.
The sound effects are great and Nigel Peevers did an amazing job with the narration.
all in all its a well worth while and thurraly enjoyable book.
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- C. Watkins
- 27-06-21
The Water and the Wild
A well written and narrated story. This is perfect for all ages and one that I have used on long car journeys with my family and for a bedtime story that is done in stages inorder to give the children time to visualise and picture what they think could happen next.
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- KarenThornton
- 18-12-18
A lovely story for all
A lovely story of a young girl and another world. It is well narrated by Nigel and suitable for all ages. Escape this world for a few hours and follow Lottie on her journey to discover herself. This has a lovely ending and well worth a listen
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- Quackfly
- 05-08-20
Escape to a world of magic and wonder
Excellent Adventure following Lottie on her journey of Discovery as she seeks to help her best friend.
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- Deedra
- 04-08-18
The water and the wild
I loved it!Excellent adventure for kids and adults.A great story of friendship and family.Nigel Peever is a wonderful narrator for this story. I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.
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- Dave & Linda
- 23-01-23
Gosh
Well that’s a brilliant story that takes you back to your childhood and so very well narrated by Nigel Peever and his box of voices that he does so well a must to listen to cheers Dave&Linda
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