D (A Tale of Two Worlds): A Novel

Written by Michel Faber

Narrated by Isabel Adomakoh Young

“Glorious. A story that will be found and enjoyed and dreamed about for years to come.”—Neil Gaiman

A stunning modern-day Dickensian fable and a celebration of friendship and bravery for freethinkers everywhere.

It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from language. First, it vanishes from Dhikilo’s parents’ conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside and from her school dinners. Soon the local dentist and the neighbor’s dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off.

Though she doesn’t know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story begins.

Set between England and the wintry land of Liminus, a world enslaved by the monstrous Gamp and populated by fearsome, enchanting creatures, D (A Tale of Two Worlds) is told with simple beauty and warmth. Its celebration of moral courage and freethinking is a powerful reminder of our human capacity for strength, hope and justice.

Don't miss Michel Faber's lyrically woven and deeply evocative nonfiction debut, LISTEN, which relfects his lifelong passion for music of all kinds and will change your relationship with the heard world!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio
• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781488210464

Michel Faber

Michel Faber's work has been published in twenty countries and received several literary awards. He lives in Scotland.

Reviews for D (A Tale of Two Worlds)

[Billie · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

D: A Tale of Two Worlds
by Michel Faber

The letter D disappears one morning and Dhikilo is off to find out why because she, (and two others later in the story) are the only ones who realize this.

I was interested in this book when I first saw it, but it was a disappointment within the first twenty pages. Those pages, and a few more, were a summary of the MC, her family, her friends, her history, and then there was the 'interruption' where the author explained that a lot of that stuff wasn't important. The story was then supposed to start from there, but in my opinion, it got worse.

It was 'dumbed down'. That's the best way I can explain it. Maybe it’s because it's a YA/Middle-grade book, but there should've been something more than the narrative that it was. Sure there were some descriptions, but nothing jumped out. And the ending, it was over. No action, no drama. It was solved too easily. Very lame!

If I had been reading this I wouldn’t have finished it, but I was listening to the audiobook, and for the first time, *gasp, I sped it up. 

I must give credit to the narrator, she did a pretty good job, though she only seemed to have a few different voices, but she did a great job at pronouncing the words with the D. Impressive!

It is possible kids would like this book, but I can only give it 2 stars.