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The Borrowers
Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents for the first time the complete, unabridged audio edition of Mary Norton's The Borrowers.
The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses: behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work.
Arrietty's father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin and bring back a doll's teacup without breaking it. Girls weren't supposed to go borrowing, but as Arrietty was an only child her father broke the rule - and then something happened which changed their lives.
She made friends with the human boy living in the house....
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What members say
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- Kate
- 03-08-18
“Let’s get borrowing”, Coco aged 8
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I would give it 5 stars if it was only me voting. I would recommend it to anyone who has a big imagination. I loved it .”, Coco. (Aged 8, again)
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“ The people I say that would enjoy this book would be someone who enjoys ‘fantasy’ istories. A great story to listen to on trips ( when we went to France)”, Xavi aged 10. 🤓.
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- C M.
- 07-01-20
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Not good at all
The storyline is so dull
Do not read
seriously don't. Not kidding
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 18-12-19
hello again ...
after 45 years, having read this gem of a book to my four and five year old sons, what a joy to become reacquainted and to remind the boys of all the stories we read together.
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- B
- 04-04-19
Just not the right narrator
We just couldn't bear to carry on listening to the flat delivery with strange intonation. So disappointing! We pressed pause and spent another credit on the same book read by another narrator.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Ruthl21
- 08-04-19
Great story - poor performance
The story of the borrowers is brilliant, this audio is very dull. The children found it difficult to listen to and even more difficult to follow. I'm disappointed I used a credit on this.
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- Imogen
- 15-02-18
aursom
I love it
it was great and or something and marvels and fables and huge
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- E. Young
- 11-02-18
Childhood innocence revisited
A childhood favourite, it was with delight I listened to it with my grandchildren. Wonderful!
1 person found this helpful