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  • Matilda

  • Written by: Roald Dahl
  • Narrated by: Kate Winslet
  • Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (218 ratings)

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Matilda

Written by: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Kate Winslet
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Publisher's Summary

Now a musical!

Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!

Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

©1988 Roald Dahl (P)2013 Penguin Audio
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Loved it

Is the right amount of magical mystery and fun recommend it was so good buy😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

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Love love love it so great for the kids I don’t know what to say

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Great Performance

This was awesome. Kate Winslet was amazing! Loved all her voices! Enjoyed so so much and can’t wait to one day share with my children

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Loved Kate's voice throughout!

my daughter and i enjoyed every minute of this. can't wait for her to be old enough to read it.

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The movie was good but the book is so much better!

I was watching Matilda first and I like it but when I read the book I absolutely loved.

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Fantastic

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Loved every second of the story. Kate Winslet narrates beautifully!

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Wonderful story and narrator

Honestly this is my favourite audiobook of all time! Kate does a magnificent job reading

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Lovely performance

Kate Winslet made this classic story extra magical! She changes her voice for every character and manages to make them each absolutely perfect.

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Never loved Kate Winslet more

Listening to this with my kids was fun for them and amazing for me! The talent of Kate Winslet is next level. She brought the story to life and switched voices and accents and characters and paces faster than I could ever have expected a reader to. It was amazing. The story itself was a lot of yelling and chaos and noise but it was all fun.

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amazing story

great story...love revenge story's.This just brilliant.Enjoyed it immensely look forward to other Roald books.Take the time to listen or read the book.

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