Audio only
Length8h 6m
About this audiobook
Experience London in 1970 as a journalist captures a community's ups and downs over the course of a year in this slice-of-life saga.
This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling.
Ophelia Street, 1970. A street like any other, a community that lives and breathes together as people struggle with their commitments and pursue their dreams. It is a world we recognise, a world where class and gender divide, where set roles are acknowledged. But what happens when individuals step outside those roles?
An observer amid Ophelia Street watches, writes, imagines, remembers, charting the lives and loves of his neighbours over the course of four seasons, revealing the flimsily disguised underbelly of urban life in all its challenging glory. As the leaves turn from vibrant green to vivid gold, so lives turn and change too, laying bare the truth of the community. Perhaps, ultimately, we all exist on Ophelia Street.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (137)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon
GenreGeneral Fiction, Historical Fiction
Length8 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byClarice
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateNov 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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