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Demon Copperhead
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
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Demon Copperhead
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Publisher's Summary
**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**
A masterful recasting of David Copperfield, narrated by an Appalachian boy whose wise, unwavering voice relates his encounters with poverty, addiction, institutional failures and moral collapse-and his efforts to conquer them. - the Pulitzer
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHOR
BOOK AT BEDTIME ON BBC RADIO 4
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK
WITH OVER 29,000 5* REVIEWS
'Extraordinary.' OPRAH
'She means to save us by telling us stories. . . She comes closer than anyone else I know.' ANN PATCHETT
'Electrifying. . . Every sentence here sizzles. ' Daily Mail
'It's EPIC. Righteously angry, DEEPLY moving and exquisitely written.' MARIAN KEYES
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Demon Copperhead is a once-in-a-generation novel that breaks and mends your heart in the way only the best fiction can.
Demon's story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking 'like a little blue prizefighter.' For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise.
In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn't an idea, it's as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn't an abstraction, it's neighbours, parents, and friends. 'Family' could mean love, or reluctant foster care. For Demon, born on the wrong side of luck, the affection and safety he craves is as remote as the ocean he dreams of seeing one day. The wonder is in how far he's willing to travel to try and get there.
Suffused with truth, anger and compassion, Demon Copperhead is an epic tale of love, loss and everything in between.
'Legit about to get an 'I'd rather be reading Demon Copperhead' sticker for my Nissan Murano.' ROB DELANEY
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- Isobel
- 13-05-2023
I did not want it to end!!
Amazing, I loved every sentence. Beautiful characters and story. So sad and so wonderful. It’s a definite read I reckon
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- Anonymous User
- 07-02-2023
Loved this - beautifully written, heart aching, joyful
I loved this book…sad it has ended.
So uplifting, depressing, joyful, sad…what a ride!
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-12-2022
An epic!
Loved it, had me hooked from the first sentence to the last! I had a little tear when it ended
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- Judith Paulin
- 27-11-2022
Amazing & Enthrallingly Believeable!
Written by a true artist and craft craftswoman. You will ride a roller coaster as you learn to love the main characters… Read it!!
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- Jo O'Mara
- 20-12-2022
Should win the Pulitzer
Fabulous book. Wonderful narration. Kingsolver has created a powerful literary text that cuts to the heart of many injustices in the USA and other colonised states.
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- RacheeeD
- 23-12-2022
Brilliant
I am so sad that it is over. Pretty sure that it is a book I will think about a lot. Probably the best book of 2022.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-01-2023
Good listen.
Modern twist on an old novel with a sympathetic tone to the interesting characters
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- Jane
- 20-01-2023
A wonderful read
Another wonderful book from this brilliant writer. The characters are rich and the parts of our society they portray raw and real.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-2023
Perfection
Spectacular would be an understatement. To Kill A Mockingbird was my favourite of all time. This has surpassed that
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- n p s
- 07-02-2023
What a ride!
Excellent novel, I couldn’t get enough a true emotional roller coaster. What a journey the listener is taken on!!
The narrative style is excellent and the narration is exceptional.
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