I listened to an audio download of the book, narrated by Caroline Lennon and it was superb. She delivered each voice perfectly and her timing was excellent. With more literary books I occasionally worry that interposing a narrator adds interpretations which the author might not have intended, but the thought never crossed my mind as I listened. This is the point at which I normally thank the publishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag - but I bought the download myself and it was worth every penny.
For another 2015 Costa-shortlisted book, which I also listened to as an audio download, we can recommend [[A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson]]. For a very-much-lighter read we can recommend [[59957d9abf8bcf0001ab6a3cMistletoe on 34th Street by Lisa Dickenson]].
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