10 audiobooks for fans of A God in Ruins
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë
Narrated by Alex Jennings, Jenny Agutter
★ 4.34 ABR Score (135.2K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (133.4K) ★ 4.64 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Gilbert Markham falls for mysterious widow Helen Graham, who guards dark secrets about her past marriage. Jennings and Agutter handle Brontë's dual narrative structure, revealing a shocking tale of alcoholism and domestic abuse.
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The Line of Beauty
by Alan Hollinghurst
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 3.82 ABR Score (32.3K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (32.3K) ★ 4.58 Audible (24)More about this pick
Young Nick Guest navigates 1980s London society, living with a conservative MP's family while exploring his sexuality and aesthetic sensibilities. Alex Jennings captures the period's social tensions and Nick's internal conflicts perfectly.
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This Was a Man
The Clifton Chronicles • Book 7
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 3.90 ABR Score (34.1K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (34.1K) ★ 5 Audible (1)More about this pick
Archer wraps his sprawling Clifton Chronicles with gunshots, political spies, and family secrets spanning decades. Alex Jennings navigates the complex web of characters with distinct voices for each generation.
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The Complete Barchester Chronicles
by Martyn Wade, Anthony Trollope, Juliet Aubrey, Simon Russell Beale, Brenda Blethyn, Jilly Bond, Selina Cadell, John Carlisle, David Collings, Kenneth Cranham, Emma Fielding, Julia Ford, Clive Francis, Jamie Glover, David Haig, Douglas Hodge, David Horovitch, Peter Howell, Alex Jennings, Rosemary Leach, Gabrielle Lloyd, Alec McCowan, Leo McKern, Anna Massey, Stephen Moore, Richard Vernon, Derek Waring
Narrated by Alex Jennings, Amanda Root, Anna Massey, Brenda Blethyn, David Haig, Eleanor Bron, Emma Fielding, Full Cast, Kenneth Cranham, Leo McKern, Rosemary Leach, Simon Russell Beale
★ 3.78 ABR Score (318 ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (24) ★ 4.46 Audible (294)More about this pick
Nearly twenty hours of Victorian ecclesiastical drama with an all-star BBC cast including Anna Massey and Kenneth Cranham breathing life into Trollope's cathedral politics.
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Patrick Melrose Volume 1: Never Mind, Bad News and Some Hope
Patrick Melrose #1-3 • Book 1
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 3.71 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.43 Audible (14)More about this pick
Three novels trace Patrick's journey from childhood abuse in Provence to New York addiction battles to Gloucestershire recovery attempts. Jennings' performance captures the aristocratic wit masking devastating trauma.
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Patrick Melrose Volume 2: Mother's Milk and At Last
Patrick Melrose #4-5 • Book 4
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 3.66 ABR Score (925 ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (920) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)More about this pick
Alex Jennings guides listeners through Patrick's final chapters as the once-wealthy Melrose family crumbles and Patrick attempts to piece together his fractured life as husband and father.
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Intrigue and Satire: Later Restoration Comedies: 11 BBC Radio Full Cast Productions including The Recruiting Officer and The Way of the World and more
by Aphra Behn, Celia Imrie, Sian Thomas, Alex Jennings, Sheila Hancock, Frances Barber, Indira Varma, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Josie Lawrence, Adjoa Andoh, Hugh Bonneville, Kris Marshall, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Eyre, Full Cast, Susanna Centivre, William Congreve, Delarivier Manley, John Vanburgh, George Farquhar
Narrated by Celia Imrie, Sian Thomas, Alex Jennings, Sheila Hancock, Frances Barber, Indira Varma, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Josie Lawrence, Adjoa Andoh, Hugh Bonneville, Kris Marshall, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Eyre, Full Cast
★ 3.36 ABR Score (1 ratings)★ 5 Audible (1)More about this pick
Hugh Bonneville and an exceptional cast capture the wit and social commentary of post-1688 comedies, where moral restrictions sparked creative storytelling.
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Theo of Golden
by Allen Levi
Narrated by David Morse
★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)More about this pick
A mysterious stranger buys pencil portraits in a small Southern town, with David Morse's weathered voice adding layers of intrigue to every encounter.
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Small Great Things
Ruth Jefferson • Book 1
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos
★ 4.74 ABR Score (478.4K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (34.1K)More about this pick
Three stellar narrators handle this explosive story of a Black nurse forbidden from touching a white supremacist couple's newborn with devastating emotional precision.
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The Darkest Child
by Delores Phillips
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.59 ABR Score (24.3K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (17.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.5K)More about this pick
Set in 1958 Georgia, this devastating story follows thirteen-year-old Tangy Mae as she endures her violent, colorist mother's abuse while fighting for education and escape.
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