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The Night Gardener

By: Jonathan Auxier
Narrated by: Beverley A Crick
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This much-anticipated follow-up to Jonathan Auxier’s exceptional debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.

The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. With Auxier’s exquisite command of language, The Night Gardener is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making.

©2014 Jonathan Auxier (P)2014 Recorded Books
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nice listen

It's a pretty steady story not to many lulls maybe a bit slow at first but still good and the narrator was great.

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Beautiful and Eerie

Jonathan Auxier is a wonderful storyteller because of the characters and relationships he creates. The genius of the story isn’t in the thrilling moments, but in the interactions of the characters.

From my daughter: “Kip’s cool! Yay!🧡 Molly’s cool! Yay!🧡 Constance’s cool! Yay!💜 Bertrand’s cool! Yay!💙 Alistair’s cool! Yay!💚 Penny’s cool! Yay!💛———💗💗💗💗

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Wonderful Story!!!

This is a wonderful story told by an amazing narrator. It's absolutely one of my favorites.
Engaging and well-paced, with perfectly built characters you'll cling to.
Loved it!!

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A great listen !

I wasn’t sure what to make of this book . I’d had it in my library for months before I actually listened to it , and all I can say is I’m glad I did !!
The book is full of spook , suspense and even laughter .
Be careful what you wish for 😉

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Wonderful story

This was a great story with a fabulous narration. I loved her Irish accent. My children also loved this book.

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Loved it!

Not really for kids, but an excellent scary fairy tale. I enjoyed it immensely as a gore repulsed 39 year old.

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great accents, kind of scary for youngest readers

the only nominee of the young readers' choice awards that I could find on audio. I have 8-9-year-olds reading this and I can imagine it will be a bit much for them! I love how the children are the heroes but not by acting like grownups.

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not bad

Overall I enjoyed this book, but it took me too long to get into it. I suppose the character and world building was too slow. The actual plot was interesting though. I would definitely recommend it, but know it is a slow build.

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Good book, iffy narrator

The story was interesting and well written, but the narrator left much to be desired. Her reading of dialogue was stellar, but the sentences in between all got read like they were all questions. Very good book though. I definitely recommend it.

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Magical

What a beautiful, magical, and terrifying story of love and hardships. A storytellers dream book.

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