Audiobooks Like The Sins of the Father

If you loved The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Alex Jennings's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Sins of the Father

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    Flaubert's parrot / A history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters

    by Julian Barnes

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    3.63 ABR Score (17.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.65 Goodreads (16.8K) ★ 3.89 Audible (272)
    10h 54m listening time • Released 2007
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    The Alexander Pushkin BBC Radio Collection

    by Alexander Pushkin, Alex Jennings

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, Paul Scofield, Simon Callow, Hattie Morahan, Alison Pettitt, Greg Wise, full cast, Alan Howard, Moira Lister, Max Irons, Linus Roache

    3.42 ABR Score (4 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)
    11h 49m listening time • Released 2023
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    Ever After

    by Graham Swift

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    3.64 ABR Score (784 ratings)
    ★ 3.56 Goodreads (784)
    9h 20m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Noel Coward BBC Radio Drama Collection

    by Noel Coward

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, full cast, Harriet Walters, Helena Bonham-Carter, Judi Dench, Roger Allam

    3.61 ABR Score (55 ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Audible (55)
    11h 55m listening time • Released 2018
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    Lionel Asbo: State of England

    by Martin Amis

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    3.54 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.32 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 3.99 Audible (131)
    9h 42m listening time • Released 2012
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    The Light of Day

    by Graham Swift

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    3.47 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.35 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 2 Audible (2)
    8h 9m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Correspondent

    by Virginia Evans

    Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

    4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)
    8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

    A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    by Robert Dugoni

    Narrated by Robert Dugoni

    4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)
    11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

    Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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    The Road to Tender Hearts

    by Annie Hartnett

    Narrated by Mark Bramhall

    4.56 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.2K)
    11h 48m listening time • Released 2025

    Mark Bramhall's warm, weathered voice is perfect for PJ's cross-country redemption quest—you'll believe every heartbreak and laugh alongside this unlikely found family on wheels.

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    When Crickets Cry

    by Charles Martin

    Narrated by Charles Martin, Adam Verner

    4.45 ABR Score (74.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.3K)
    11h 15m listening time • Released 2019

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