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The Midwich Cuckoos

AuthorJohn Wyndham

NarratorNathaniel Parker

Duration6h 39m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Key StageKS4

PublisherChivers

VersionUnabridged

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The quiet English village of Midwich is the very last place that anything unusual ever happens. But one night in September something very strange occurs. The next day, no-one who lives there can remember anything about the day before. So what really went on, and why do all the women in the village suddenly find themselves in the same condition? John Wyndham's classic science fiction novel.

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