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Plum
- Narrated by: Hollie McNish
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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Summary
Hollie McNish has thrilled and entranced audiences the length and breadth of the UK with her compelling and powerful performances. Plum, her debut for Picador Poetry, is a wise, sometimes rude and piercingly candid account of her memories from childhood to attempted adulthood. This is a book about growing up, about flesh, fruit, friendships, work and play - and the urgent need to find a voice for the poems that will somehow do the whole glorious riot of it justice.
Throughout Plum, McNish allows her recent poems to be interrupted by earlier writing from her younger selves - voices that speak out from the past with disarming and often very funny results. Plum is a celebration, a salute to a life in which we are always growing, stumbling, falling, changing and discovering new selves to add to our own messy store. It will leave the listener in no doubt as to why McNish is considered one of the most important poets of the new generation.
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"Her rhymes have a driving quality, urgent words pinning down fleeting feelings." ( Observer)
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- Lk cuddles
- 15-02-22
Beautiful in every way
I adore Hollie's work so much. She is such an accomplished poet and social commentator. She makes writing such heart-punching poems sound easy, and her work is so very relatable. She encourages me to stay bold and to remember to keep raising my daughters that way.
Read by the author herself, the audio production was fantastic. Wonderfully immersive.
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- Sara K.
- 17-05-21
Amazing
Such a talented writer. This book makes you feel normal and restores your faith in people
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- LdC
- 26-12-20
Simply gorgeous
I thoroughly enjoyed this reading! Thank you Hollie for your lifelong honesty, bravery and wisdom.
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- Helen Field
- 30-08-19
Loved this!
Brilliant words and ideas from Hollie McNish. She is impressive. Lots of humour. Lots of insight.
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- Catlady
- 15-06-19
funny, reletable and witty. Holly is just amazing.
funny, reletable and witty. Holly is just amazing, her voice is beautiful and it's SUCH an easy listen.
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- Catorca
- 30-10-21
Humorous and touching
Hollie’s poems are humorous, touching, thought-provoking, accessible and refreshing. Enjoyable to listen to and great to hear her voice with its hint of amusement.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-22
Highly recommended and wonderfully read by Hollie
Highly recommended and wonderfully read by Hollie. Her books always make me feel like I am not alone with these feelings. It's funny and honest and captures everyday life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-07-23
A lesson in talking to your daughter
I listen to this over and over again and my three year old daughter is proud of her vulva, thanks Hollie!
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- Sarah
- 04-12-23
Perfect!
I’ve never been able to enjoy poetry, until I read Hollie McNish. I especially love listening to her voice, it’s so soothing. Her content is so relatable, and her writing is just exquisite!
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