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The Ferryman's Quiet Year: Crossings, weather, and the passengers who became friends50%
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The Ferryman's Quiet Year: Crossings, weather, and the passengers who became friends

Harriet Combe · narrated by Agnes Loch

2026

4h 44m
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You settle into the rhythm of a small ferry crossing the same river, day after day, through a year that asks nothing of you but presence. Agnes Loch reads with the unhurried cadence of water against hull, her voice carrying mist and morning light. You will learn the language of gulls overhead, the politics of a shared thermos, and how a paused engine becomes an invitation rather than delay. Each crossing brings passengers who return, who knit between shores, who slowly become the fabric of a place. The weather decides schedules; small kindnesses decide everything else. Let the door open and the current carry you.

Inside this audiobook

19 chapters

  1. 1The Door Opens3m
  2. 2Chapter 1: The First Crossing of the Quiet Year21m
  3. 3Chapter 2: What the River Really Is19m
  4. 4Chapter 3: The Weather That Decides16m
  5. 5Chapter 4: The Thermos and the Shared Bench18m
  6. 6Chapter 5: Learning the Names of Gulls15m
  7. 7Chapter 6: The Knitting That Travels Back and Forth17m
  8. 8Chapter 7: When the Engine Pauses for No Reason16m
  9. 9Chapter 8: The Lost Glove and the Noticeboard19m
  10. 10Chapter 9: Soup in a Screwtopped Jar18m
  11. 11Chapter 10: The Ferry Cat Who Chose No One25m
  12. 12Chapter 11: The Notebook Left on the Seat22m
  13. 13Chapter 12: How the Year Became a Routine17m
  14. 14Chapter 13: The Crossing on the Shortest Day17m
  15. 15Chapter 14: The Spring That Arrived Without Announcement17m
  16. 16Chapter 15: When the River Floods and the Ferry Rests20m
  17. 17Closing Up3m
  18. 18About the Author1m
  19. 19What to Read Next1m
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