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A Field Full of Butterflies
- Author
- Rosemary Penfold
- Narrator
- Anna Bentinck
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 14 April 2011
- Run Time
- 8 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war, to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day, Rosemary's stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world.
Rosemary's story is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a rapidly disappearing way of life.
Read by Anna Bentinck
(p) 2011 Orion Publishing Group
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Details
- Author
- Rosemary Penfold
- Narrator
- Anna Bentinck
- Duration
- 8 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 April 2011
- ISBN
- 9781409134077
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Biography: general, Nostalgia: general, Rural communities / rural life
Synopsis
Rosemary Penfold was born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon, and grew up in the fields of the English countryside. In this beautiful and evocative memoir, she recounts her life within a loving extended family and small but close-knit community.From early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war, to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day, Rosemary's stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world. Rosemary's story is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a rapidly disappearing way of life.Read by Anna Bentinck(p) 2011 Orion Publishing Group
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