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Another Life
- Narrated by: Erin Doherty, Kingsley Ben-Adir
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
For fans of Octavia E Butler, Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman, a thrilling, heart-wrenching debut novel from Karla Marie Sweet, exploring disparity of privilege, the quest for identity and the human need for connection.
When the External Womb Programme is launched, the news is controversial. Hundreds take to the streets in protest, feeling strongly that growing a baby outside of the human body is "unnatural". But thousands more people rejoice: at last, an alternative for those who wish to have children but worry about the physical toll it may take. A chance that throwing a baby-shaped grenade into one's career path might not derail it entirely.
For Lucy, whose acting career is finally taking off, the news is well worth celebrating. Could having a baby this way mean she can have it all? As she and her husband James embark on their journey, however, it becomes clear she's not being entirely honest with him and, as an old flame returns, everything is thrown into jeopardy.
Decades later, the use of external wombs is commonplace. But a corrupt government stepping into power leads to this groundbreaking piece of technology falling into the wrong hands, forcing everyone to reckon with a challenging new world and their place within it.
Performed by Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love), Another Life marks the arrival of a brilliant new literary talent that will thrill, entertain and challenge you from beginning to end.
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- Abi
- 27-10-24
A moving and well thought out story of two different lives in different times colliding
The story is moving, the story of two different times but only a generation apart. New technology that begins as an amazing thing to help people, but ends up corrupted, the story of how to survive things out with your control.
Beautifully read, with appropriate accents and warm voices, this story really sucks you in, you feel for all the characters involved, and the ending is so satisfying!
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- Mr Me
- 10-10-24
A gripping listen
A stark, distopian look of the future that could actually happen. Emotive, well written and well narrated. Definitely worth a listen
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-24
Beautiful reading voices
Interesting concept. Could have been investigated a bit deeper but think the story gave you room for thought even if I didn’t really feel like the main characters stories intertwined enough.
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- NatalieNoodle
- 16-10-24
Scary concept for the future
Thought provoking -this story will stay with me. Yes it’s futuristic but not beyond the realms of what could happen. Duel narration and time line that come together at end.
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- DC
- 30-09-24
black mirror fans will love this
the narrator's were really good, the story was excellent. definitely one for Margaret Attwood fans.
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- louise
- 21-10-24
Great dystopia but with modern flares that hit hard
Really great book, well performed. Love the nodd to 1984. Captivating and love the true elements intertwined with fiction. Could not 'put it down'.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-10-24
Interesting
This is a great debut novel and well worth a listen, the narration was good and except for a few dodgy accents and the male narrator could have been a little less monotone but apart from that it was a great listen.
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- Lou70
- 28-09-24
incredible!
hooked from the start. what an amazing plot. brilliant just brilliant! definitely worth a listen
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- Callum
- 04-11-24
Really interesting
Thought it was a good story and smacks of what has happened in the past and what is happening just now to areas of our community. Would recommend
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- Ned
- 11-11-24
Very unique story - brilliant
Very inquisitive unique story . Which tells a story of two people who stories are linked .
Very well written, intriguing till the end . A good story
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