I just passed the middle (disc 7 of 13 discs) of "Any Human Heart" by William Boyd. It is essentially a man's life story told as entries in his diaries from 1923 -1975 or so. So it is a bit sprawling and slow but very pleasant to listen to, since the author and the narrator are both British. I like the introspection of the character and the variety of his life situations. I get a sense of how he felt in school, Oxford, of course, as a writer in the 20's, and then as minor spy during WWII. The writing is witty and natural.
As an aside, I purchased this audiobook through www.Audible.co.uk, and it is not available at Audible.com (the US branch). I just browsed www.Audible.co.uk and found a few more books I would like to read that are not available in the US. I am curious if anyone else has purchased audiobooks from the UK.
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