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The Shell Collector

By: Anthony Doerr
Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
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Summary

The showstopping debut from the author of the number one Sunday Times best seller All The Light We Cannot See. 

A blind man spends his days roaming the beaches of Kenya collecting shells, classifying them by feeling their whorls, spines and folds in his fingers. A young woman discovers that she can explore the inner world of an animal's mind by touching its freshly dead body. A refugee from Liberia, who cannot escape the horrors that he has witnessed, finds salvation in the clandestine act of burying the hearts of beached whales. 

In The Shell Collector, Antony Doerr illuminates both the riotous dangers of the natural world and the rocky terrain of the human heart. 
©2002 Anthony Doerr (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
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"Extraordinary." (Guardian)

"Exquisite." (The Times)

"A show-stopping debut, as close to faultless as any writer could wish for." (LA Times)

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Beautiful

This is such a beautiful collection of short stories, with a hint of magic realism. Some of the descriptions are breathtaking. ‘The Hunter’s Wife’ and ‘Mkondo’ affected me the most, but I loved all the stories. The performance was excellent, giving enough time to appreciate and savour Anthony Doerr delectable writing.

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Memorable and beautiful stories

Absolutely beautiful stories that can't help but stay lodged in your mind, and the narration is wonderfully natural and compelling.

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