My wife read the book on holiday when it first came out and said it was the best book she had ever read ; I started to read it and got halfway through when the holiday ended and vowed as a slow reader I would one day finish it...forward 17 years and I joined Audible and I purchased the book so I could listen to it on my daily walks, I have never walked as much in my life, I just couldn't get enough of it, I eat and slept the book for a few weeks as it was 48 hours long. The narrator was absolutely brilliant and really made the book for me, genius with his accents, he made you feel you were living it. I finished yesterday and am truly lost as I can agree with my wife, the best book ever!