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Cloud Cuckoo Land

By: Anthony Doerr
Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
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Summary

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

When everything is lost, it’s our stories that survive

How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds.

Constantinople, 1453: an orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love.

Idaho, 2020: an impoverished, idealistic kid seeks revenge on a world that’s crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans?

Unknown, sometime in the future: with her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all for guidance.

Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like its predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection.

©2021 Anthony Doerr (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"A bittersweet and moving novel that lingers in the mind." (Daily Mail)

"An epic work about bravery and the power of attachment." (Rose Tremain, Observer)

"Doerr can bring a scene to life in a single paragraph.... Delicate and moving...the novel takes hold and will not easily let go." (The Times)

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Please take this audio book back and refund my credit

I have loved Anthony Doerr’s books especially ATLWCS but I have tried with this new novel on a number of occasions. I think the plot or narrative is simply too complex for me to absorb audibly. I am confused by the characters and the change in settings. Please refund me. I am going to buy the novel and see if I can get somewhere with that!

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What a disappointment

I read many slow burners in my life, but few as useless as this. The author had one message to give (no spoilers), once you figure it out, all the narrative becomes a long and tiring read. I really didn't enjoy it.

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STUNNING!

One of the best books I have ever read. This is an astonishing piece of writing.

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Wow!

This book started slowly and, to be honest, I was a little nonplussed by it. However, as the story developed and the scope of the author’s ambition became clear, it was obvious that it is an absolute masterpiece. I am completely blown away by it’s vastness, originality and beauty. Wonderful!

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Alpha to Omega: brilliant!

As someone with no knowledge of Classical Greek, I may be wrong in my assessment of this book that seems to celebrate the Greek writers. Certainly it made me aware of the few-of-the-many writings that remain, and to feel I must pride them off shelves and read them at once as treasures. This novel interweaves times, places, people: Librarians, medieval embroiderers, fishermen, ox-handlers, children-in-space, the young, the old, the deformed, the Saracen and the Greek and the US army in Korea….Just the edge of the tip of the iceberg of the variety of people in this brilliant story. Perhaps this is why it so successfully reads like a book for everyone. I loved it.

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couldn't put it.....

couldn't put this audiobook down... what an amazing piece of work... I fully suggest anyone looking for a magical globe trotting story to invest in this piece of art... several stories entwined into one... Great work!

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A feast for lovers of word snippets that bring joy

A masterpiece of crafted prose and epic tales brilliantly and subtly narrated. Thank you!

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It took a while to get it.

This story spans time and returns full circle. It’s fascinating but takes time to clearly link the characters.
I will listen to this again, and the first few chapters will make more sense.
So well written.

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Awful accents

Awful rendering of various accents- Australian, English, Italian English and e.g children’s voices spoilt the story.

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A Confused audible book

This was the worst audible book that I have come across. The story is confusing as I wasn’t sure which century the story was in at any time. The chapters were all jumbled up. Maybe meant for people who know their Ancient Greek literature? My wife’s book club had read it and they liked it so maybe made more sense in print?

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