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My Name Is Leon
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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My Name Is Leon
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE
Penguin presents the audio edition of My Name is Leon, read by Sir Lenny Henry.
Now a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston.
It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it all is nine-year-old Leon. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They've lost one home, but have they found another?
Maureen feeds and looks after them. She has wild red hair and mutters swearwords under her breath when she thinks they can't hear. She claims everything will be okay. But will they ever see their mother again? Who are the couple who secretly visit Jake? Between the street violence and the street parties, Leon must find a way to reunite his family...
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-2022
Not often a book makes me weep
A sad tale written cleverly from a child’s perspective and read beautifully by Lenny Henry. There are parts where you laugh out loud, others where you cry. A lovely, bittersweet story that makes you think.
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