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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 2025A 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
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 2018Robert 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 2025Mark 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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