North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell
Narrated by Gemma Whelan
★ 4.15 Goodreads (185.0K) ★ 4.84 Audible (94)
19h 14m
Released 2019 Literature & Fiction
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Game of Thrones gave Gemma Whelan a sword — Gaskell gives her something sharper, and the sparring between Margaret and Thornton lands every blow.
- Great if you want: romance built on genuine intellectual and class friction
- Listening experience: slow-burn and deliberate — pays off enormously in the final act
- Narration: Whelan nails Margaret's cool pride cracking into real feeling
- Skip if: Victorian social commentary makes you tune out mid-chapter
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