The Porpoise - Mark Haddon

Category: Fantasy, Literature, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: Abuse Apollonius Of Tyre Magical Realism Pericles Prince Of Tyre Storytelling

Written by Mark Haddon
Read by Tim McInnerny
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 80 Kbps
Unabridged

In a bravura feat of storytelling, Mark Haddon calls upon narratives ancient and modern to tell the story of Angelica, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her father. When a young man named Darius discovers their secret, he is forced to escape on a boat bound for the Mediterranean. To his surprise, he finds himself travelling backward over 2,000 years to a world of pirates and shipwrecks, of plagues and miracles and angry gods.

Moving seamlessly between the past and the present, Haddon conjures the worlds of Angelica and her would-be savior in thrilling fashion. As profound as it is entertaining, The Porpoise is a stirring and endlessly inventive novel from one of our finest storytellers.

June 18 2019
10 hrs and 50 mins