The Nutmeg's Curse

Author Amitav Ghosh

Narrator Sam Dastor

Duration 10h 7m

An enthralling, panoramic history of the influence of colonialism on the world today, told through the surprising story of the nutmeg. The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis.Tracing the threats to our future to the discovery o...

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Vish Puri Book 2: The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing

Author: Tarquin Hall

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Vish Puri Book 2: The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing

Author Tarquin Hall

Narrator Sam Dastor

SeriesVish Puri, Most Private Investigator, Book 2

Duration 8h 26m

Meet Vish Puri, India's most private investigator. Portly, persistent and unmistakably Punjabi, he cuts a determined swathe through modern India's swindlers, cheats and murderers. In hot and dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri's main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners,...

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A House for Mr Biswas

Author: V.S. Naipul

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A House for Mr Biswas

Author V.S. Naipul

Narrator Sam Dastor

Duration 21h 29m

A House for Mr Biswas, by Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul, is a powerful novel about one man's struggle for identity and belonging. Born into poverty, then trapped in the shackles of charity and gratitude, Mr Biswas longs for a house he can call his own. He loathes his wife and her wealthy family, upon whom he is dependent. Findi...

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