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  • Two Brothers

  • By: Ben Elton
  • Narrated by: Jot Davies
  • Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (120 ratings)

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Two Brothers

By: Ben Elton
Narrated by: Jot Davies
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Publisher's Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

Bestselling author Ben Elton's most personal novel to date,
Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour.

Berlin 1920

Two babies are born.

Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.

As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers are faced with an unimaginable choice... Which one of them will survive?

©2012 Ben Elton (P)2012 Penguin Audio

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Amazing book - powerful and confronting

Great story with one of the best narrations I have ever heard. Be warned this is not like Ben Elton’s other works. No jokes in this one. Just a very powerful story that everyone should listen to.

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Brilliant read

From the start to the twist at the end I was captivated. Great book which I thoroughly recommend.

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Horrible Setting, Brilliant Story

Ben Elton once again opens a door to a truly harrowing chapter of history in which he has set his fictional story. The events in this book are quite horrific but written so sensitively and with a methodical commitment to the truth of those times. Beautifully read as well.

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Pulled on all the strings

Nothing to dislike other than I did not want it to end. Great narrating, amazing story, well written, capturing from the first chapter. Definitely in my top 5 of all time.

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Enjoyable

I enjoyed this well researched and gripping book very much. It opened my mind to the incremental changes from the 1920s that lead to the holocaust. My only negative was the use of Monty Python cockney accents for many of the characters.

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Wonderful

Ben Elton never writes a bad book. This story is wonderfully written and poignantly details an appalling part of our history.

It’s well read, though do agree with others that the Cockney accents for Germans didn’t quite fit the narrative, though not really sure what the alternative would be for an English speaking audiobook.

Highly recommended.

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brilliant story!

Excellent, thoroughly enjoyed this book, looked forward to listening to it each day, capturing book!

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love the twists

the reader does the voices really well. and those last few chapters where so hard to turn off. loved it.

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Great story and narration

Very interesting book which due to my busy schedule I was taking too long to read. Ths audiobook was the perfect idea and really helped me visualized everything. Great narration, even with the English accents.

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Absolutely amazing!

Incredibly well researched, gut-wrenching at times, must-hear story with a twist you'll never see coming.
Jot Davies does an amazing job of bringing the elegantly written characters to life.

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