Audiobook Narration
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I'm a storyteller! It's what I do. In every audiobook I narrate, it's my job to create an emotional and imaginative connection between the author and the listener - and I can only do that by being fully engaged with the story myself so that in reading I can bring the narrative and the characters to life.
I love narrating - from the moment I open a new manuscript to begin my preparation, throughout the recording process, from the first page to the last of every project. Each new book is a voyage of discovery. |
Portfolio
Click on any of the images below to visit Audible and hear a short sound clip from each title
Awards & Recognitions
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'One Voice Awards 2019' Winner 'Audiobooks - Best Fiction Performance for 'Lady Osbaldestone and The Missing Christmas Carols' Produced and Published by Blackstone Publishing 2019.
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I narrate all kinds of books, non-fiction and fiction; horror, fantasy, historical, thrillers, classics and literary fiction, sagas, short stories and romance. I read for many major publishers in the UK, US and Australia, sometimes recording remotely from my personal studio for a production house, or recording away from home in a professional recording studio somewhere in the UK.
As an independent audiobook producer, I produce and narrate audiobooks, working independently with authors and rights holders. I am a member of The Audio Publishers' Association in the US and The Audiobook Creators Alliance in the UK, The Book Machine in the UK, and am also a member of Equity's Audiobook Working Party. Authors live with their manuscript for many months before it is published and each book goes through numerous drafts, edits and re-writes. Each author has a voice in their head as they write, an aural picture of how the narrative should be read and of how each character should sound. When they hand their manuscript over to me, a complete stranger, they trust me to stay faithful to their intent while bringing their words and those of their characters to life. It is a huge responsibility and one that I take very seriously. I suspect that for the author, it feels a little like handing your new baby over to a child minder for the first time and wondering whether you'll recognise him when he is handed back to you! I hope I do their work justice. I share their laughter and their tears and always feel a sense of sadness when I finish a book and have to say goodbye to the people in it, many of whom make a lasting impression on me and feel like old friends. It is an enormous honour and privilege to be chosen by an author to read their work and I am immensely grateful to all the wonderful writers and publishers I have worked with for allowing me to share in their creations. I welcome enquiries from authors and rights holders wanting to find out more about independent audiobook production. |
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The majority of the audiobooks I've narrated are available as digital downloads from Audible.co.uk (Audible UK). Many, though not all, are also available from Audible.com (Audible US) - and a few are only available in the US.
Many are also available on CD for purchase via Amazon - and many are stocked in UK libraries.
Just click on of these logos to visit the appropriate Audible or Amazon website
Many are also available on CD for purchase via Amazon - and many are stocked in UK libraries.
Just click on of these logos to visit the appropriate Audible or Amazon website
Audible (UK)
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Amazon (UK)
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Audible (USA)
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Amazon (USA)
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