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Lyrebird

By: Cecelia Ahern
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller

She will change your life forever…

In the south-west of Ireland, rugged mountains meet bright blue lakes and thick forests. Deep in the woods, a young woman lives alone, forever secluded from the world, her life a well-kept secret. She possesses an extraordinary talent, the likes of which no-one has seen before: a gift that will earn her the nickname Lyrebird.

When Solomon stumbles into Laura’s solitary existence, her life is turned on its head. Pulled from her peaceful landscape to the cacophony of Dublin, she is confronted by a world desperate to understand her.

But while Solomon knows the world will embrace Laura, will it free her to spread her wings – or will it trap her in a gilded cage? Like all wild birds, she needs to fly free…

Lyrebird is a thoughtful, deeply moving love story; a story of the wild heart in us all and the quiet that lies underneath the world’s noise.

 Coming of Age Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Women's Fiction
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Critics' reviews

‘A unique look at secrets …beautifully crafted’ Essentials

‘A moving, beautiful novel.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Thought-provoking, lyrical, and really rather lovely’ Glamour

‘Alive with the mystical and unknown….A delicious enchantment underpins and threads through the story, yet there is also an undertone of unease and foreboding that lingers as you turn the pages…bewitching’ Lovereading.com

‘A heartfelt love story’ The Pool

‘Bursting with narrative verve and ear for language…a writer hitting their prime’ Waterstones.com
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Excellent narrator. She captures every mood and nuance. Good Australian accents, hard to nail down.

Not your usual

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Würden Sie Lyrebird noch mal anhören? Warum?

Mit Sicherheit, weil das Buch zum Nachdenken anregt und sehr poetisch ist.

Welches andere Buch würden Sie mit Lyrebird vergleichen? Warum?

Das Dschungelbuch vielleicht... Da geht es auch um einen Menschen, der im Rhythmus der Natur lebt und dabei glücklich ist.

Hat Ihnen Aoife McMahon an der Geschichte etwas vermittelt, was Sie vielleicht beim Selberlesen gar nicht bemerkt hätten?

Der irische Accent ist natürlich sehr schön.... das hätte ich mein selber lesen nicht so spüren können.

Wenn Sie dieses Hörbuch verfilmen könnten wie würde der Slogan dazu lauten?

Shine your light

Was wäre für andere Hörer sonst noch hilfreich zu wissen, um das Hörbuch richtig einschätzen zu können?

Das Buch hat eine schöne Geschichte, die in unserer modernen Zeit spielt, jedoch unsere Werte in Frage stellt und dazu einlädt still zu werden und den Klängen in der Natur zu lauschen. Gestern habe ich das Buch fertig gehört und als ich heut durch den Wald spazierte nahm ich plötzlich die vielen Geräusche wahr, - wie Laura im Buch.

Magical listening

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Wunderbar gelesen, eine zauberhafte Geschichte, absolut empfehlenswert. Cecilia Ahern at her best! Poetic and touching the heart.

Spannend und sehr berührend

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Ein ganz wunderbares und berührendes Buch über einen verborgenen "Schatz", der in das Licht der Öffentlichkeit katapultiert wird.

Das beste Buch von Cecilia Ahern!

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I loved this book and liked the reader too. In spite of the material being improbable, as usual Cecilia Ahern manages to make her characters and their problems believable.

Super original story

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