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My Name Is Yip
- Narrated by: Sean Bridgers
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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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....
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"Singular and singing...Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift." (Sebastian Barry)
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- Anne Samuel
- 13-01-24
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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- Just_A_Dad
- 11-06-23
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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- d
- 04-10-22
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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- Simon Williamson
- 07-09-22
An extraordinary book
Really enjoyable - well read and beautifully written. Paddy Crewe has a wonderful turn of phrase.
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- rosie123
- 15-06-22
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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- Dave
- 24-07-22
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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- MdM
- 23-12-22
Excellent
An excellent story with a gripping ending and a great narrator - could not ask for more.
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- Mrs Hilary Letch
- 01-07-22
Outstanding
Simply the most engrossing, well written and fabulously narrated audio book that I've heard this year
I didn't want it to end
Gripping stuff
Do hope Paddy writes another really soon
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