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The Long Walk Home

By: Valerie Wood
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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Young Mikey Quinn, scavenging on the streets of Hull, is thrown into prison for stealing a rabbit from the butcher. His chief accuser, a well-to-do lawyer, has a daughter, Eleanor, whom he badly mistreats. When Mikey is released he finds that his mother has died and his brothers have been taken into the workhouse - determined to find a better life for his family, he walks all the way to London to seek his fortune.

There, he finds that the grim realities of city life are even worse than they were in Hull, and comes under the evil patronage of the sinister Tully, first encountered when he was in prison. But he also meets Eleanor again, and between them they face the dangers of London and gradually make a new life for themselves. Together they have to face journeying back to Hull - the long walk home.

©2008 Valerie Wood (P)2010 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction England

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This was the first Book I have brought from Audible and I think it is wonderful. I have read many of Valerie Wood's book but this was the first I have listened to it was so well read I just felt as if I had stepped back in time. She writes a lovely story the charectors just come alive and the end well what can one say Magic. Jan Webster kidderminster

Love it from being to end

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This was such a pleasure to listen to. The narrator was excellent & cajoled me away with the essence of the story. Another fab book by Val Wood.

Easy listening

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A heartwarming story of a young lad and young lady, set in what must have been a very hard era, that blossom into 2 happy young lovers. A story depicting their long struggle to acheive there hearts ambitions. A predicatable ending but very well read by the narator Ann Dover. Once I began to listen it was hard to put down.

A very good listen!

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first story from Val wood it was a wonderful story made more real by the mention of all the Hull town's street names and historical buildings ..

Brilliant first read

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Fantastic best
Story in a long time reading love Anne cover will listen again

Long walk home

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just a lovely listen and loved the characters. Will definitely read more from this author

lovely story

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Throughout the story I felt I was in it so good was the story teller I feel sad when I come to the end but look forward to the next book by Val and Ann Dover reading it .

Lovely

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this is the first book I have listened to by Valerie wood and I listened to it every moment I could.
the story of mikey walking and hitching rides to and from London, with a working period of five years in London, was written and performed really well. the poverty of the time and the help people would give not having much more themselves came across.
recommended.

very goo book

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A really heartfelt story of how the poor came through such hardships in times gone by but through adversity and hard work made successes of their lives

Revue of a Long Walk Home by Valerie Wood

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The characters are so likeable except the ones that are not supposed to be. Tully was very much a Dickensian Fagin type perhaps I'd like to have seen him get his comeuppance but these days, in the world we live in, I'm a sucker for a happy ending. Val Wood rarely disappoints. My only sadness was it ended! 😊

Heartwarming

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