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Shrine
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
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For all his fascination with the occult, supernatural, and morbidly fantastic, James Herbert is nevertheless capable of endowing his characters with qualities that are all too real, staining them with human imperfections and tragic shortcomings. Accordingly, Shrine offers listeners an adulterous journalist and a portentous priest, bound together through their mutual curiosity regarding a deaf mute girl able to miraculously heal the sick. Eloquent Brit Kris Dyer portrays all three characters, imbuing them with a raw narcissism and tragic heedlessness that matches the urgency and immediacy of Herbert’s storytelling. The young miracle-worker’s good deeds are compelled by an underlying evil that threatens Herbert’s anti-heroes, and only by setting aside their self-serving presumptions can they hope to escape a gruesome fate.
Summary
Force for evil. A little girl called Alice, a deaf-mute. A vision. A lady in shimmering white who says she is the immaculate conception. And Alice can suddenly hear and speak. And she can perform miracles. Soon the site of the visitation, beneath the ancient oak tree, has become a shrine, a holy place for thousands of pilgrims. But Alice is no longer the guileless child overwhelmed by her new saintliness. She has become the agent of something corrupt, a vile force that is centuries-old. Innocence and evil have become one.
James Herbert was one of Britain’s greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. Born in London in the forties, James Herbert was art director of an advertising agency before turning to writing fiction in 1975.
His first novel, The Rats, was an instant bestseller and is now recognised as a classic of popular contemporary fiction. Herbert went on to publish a new top ten best-seller every year until 1988. He wrote six more bestselling novels in the 1990s and three more since: Once, Nobody True and The Secret of Crickley Hall. Herbert died in March 2013 at the age of 69.
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- Paul Wendleken
- 25-08-20
Chilling tale
JH at his best, gripping from start to finish. Definitely one of his best books.j
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- Raven123
- 30-09-21
spine chilling story exquisitely read
loved this title, unsurprisingly due to it being by James Herbert . Brilliantly written and wonderfully orated!
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- Ashley mallett
- 15-08-22
Great book
I had read the book, started listening then realised that the narrator is Neil gayman so made listening even better
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- Amazon Customerm
- 10-11-20
brilliant 👏
well read thet change of voice of the characters was brilliant to say the least
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- Kay B
- 31-03-22
I just love James Herbert's books
having read most of his work when I was young, it's great to now listen to them 👍
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- P Farley
- 01-10-22
strange
seriously weird , about a young girl who seems to be the devil , or near as ,if you like a book with strange happenings , you'll enjoy this book
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- karmapanda
- 19-04-24
Good story, shame about the voice
Always enjoy James Herbert and this book is one of his best. For the most part the narrator is fine but needs to work on how he voices women. The American reporter is so gravelly voiced it makes Sean Dyche sound like a choir boy.
Otherwise, an engaging listen.
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- Margaret
- 02-04-21
A classic nearly ruined.
Classic Herbert, but really awful narration. No 'weight'. Silly stereotype voices and accents. Needs to be re-done.
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- Allan Turnbull
- 16-12-13
Odd and enjoyable
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes - great character development and a wonderful story. Slightly let down by a poorly crafted ending.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The narrator played most of the characters well, with the exception of the lead character 'Fen' who was at times over-egged.
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- Chris Hopkinson
- 14-09-22
Excellent
Great book from a horror master. James Herbert as always enthralls the reader. Excellent book
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