Audiobook Spring is the Only Season by Simon Barnes in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Imagine hearing the first robin's song not through a page, but through a voice that makes you feel the thaw in your bones. Simon Barnes' Spring is the Only Season isn't just read-it's lived in audio form. Stephen Fry called it a book that fills you "from first to last with a rapture as transcendent and thrilling as spring itself," and listening to Barnes' warm, observant narration, you instantly understand why. His voice carries the same joy Kate Humble describes: "as dynamic and ebullient as the season it celebrates." You're not just learning about spring; you're springing into it with him.
Barnes weaves science (that elegant 23.5-degree tilt of Earth) with poetry, art, and the quiet drama of life returning-bird migrations, butterflies emerging, the slow green push of shoots. But this isn't a gentle nostalgia. He's urgently clear: climate change is unraveling spring's delicate script. The very rhythms we've celebrated for millennia-when birds arrive, when flowers bloom-are shifting, threatening the symphony. It's a sobering truth delivered with grace, not despair. "Not yet too late," he reminds us, making the message feel vital, not hopeless.
What makes this audiobook extraordinary is Barnes' ability to make the familiar feel wondrous again. You'll hear the crackle of new leaves in his tone, feel the anticipation of a thawed earth. Lee Schofield called it an "endlessly illuminating love letter," and listening, you realize it's true-it's a love letter to spring, from spring. The pacing is perfect for a slow, mindful listen, whether you're walking in the emerging green or simply pausing your day. You'll find yourself pausing to hear a real bird sing outside your window, knowing Barnes is right: spring isn't just a season. It's resilience, renewal, and a plea to protect what's fragile. This isn't just a book about spring-it's a reason to listen, to hope, and to act. Press play, and let the world wake up with you.
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
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Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
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VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Listening to audio lectures
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
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