The Truth About These Strange Times

· Bolinda · Narrated by Colin Moody
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10 hr 55 min
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Saul Dawson-Smith can memorise the sequence of a shuffled deck of cards in under a minute; he can recite pi to a thousand decimal places and he remembers every conversation he's ever had. He is 10-years-old. Howard McNamee is 28: lonely, overweight and poorly-educated. He lives in the north of England, far from the scene of his difficult Glasgow childhood, in the home he shared with his mother before she died. Through a series of unexpected events, these two solitary people find themselves forming an unlikely friendship, as Howard is taken under the wing of Saul's parents, thrust into a life in London (where he makes new friends, tries to navigate a bewildering new city, and accidentally acquires a Russian internet fiancée) and Saul prepares himself for the World Memory Championships – the event he has been training for his whole life.
Saul Dawson-Smith can memorise the sequence of a shuffled deck of cards in under a minute; he can recite pi to a thousand decimal places and he remembers every conversation he's ever had. He is 10-years-old. Howard McNamee is 28: lonely, overweight and poorly-educated. He lives in the north of En...

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Adam Foulds was named Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2008. He is the author of the novel The Truth About These Strange Times, as well as the narrative poem The Broken Word, which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize the 2008 Costa Poetry Award. He lives in London.

Colin Moody's acting credits extend across the theatre stage, small screen and silver screen. Assuming leading roles in numerous productions for companies such as the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company, his theatre work includes Cruel and Tender, The Crucible, Great Expectations and Angels in America. He has appeared in television dramas such as Something in the Air, Stingers and The Flying Doctors, and his film credits include Road to Alice, Escape from Absolom and The Wayfarers.

Adam Foulds was named Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2008. He is the author of the novel The Truth About These Strange Times, as well as the narrative poem The Broken Word, which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize the 2008 Costa Poetry Award. He lives in London. Colin Moody's acting cred...

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