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One Amber Year in Alder
by Callum Gray · Narrated by Amara Okonjo · 12 hrs 54 min
★★★★☆ 3.9 · 1,394 ratings
A disgraced detective returns home to settle an estate and finds a secret buried for forty years. A tender, unhurried novel about what families keep and what they leave unsaid.
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A disgraced detective returns home to settle an estate and finds a secret buried for forty years. A tender, unhurried novel about what families keep and what they leave unsaid.
One Amber Year in Alder is the kind of audiobook you press into a friend's hands and then ask about a week later. Callum Gray writes with real attention to detail, and the pacing carries you through to the final page.
“Quietly brilliant.” The Northern Courier
| Publisher | Longshadow Press |
|---|---|
| Publication date | September 2025 |
| Narrator | Amara Okonjo |
| Length | 12 hrs 54 min |
| Format | Unabridged audiobook (Digital download, Audio CD and Streaming available) |
| ISBN | 978-1-88689-171-8 |
| Genre | Literary Fiction |
| Language | English |
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★★★★★ Stayed with me
I keep thinking about the ending. Callum Gray has a real gift for the small, true detail.
Helen W. · Apr 5, 2026 · Verified buyer★★★★★ Good, not great
Enjoyable and well written. Not quite what I expected from the description, but I'd read more by Callum Gray.
Beth A. · Aug 24, 2026 · Verified buyer★★★★☆ Stayed with me
I keep thinking about the ending. Callum Gray has a real gift for the small, true detail.
Isla F. · Jun 12, 2026 · Verified buyer★★★★★ Worth every page
A thoughtful, well-crafted audiobook. The last third is the best thing I've read this year.
Rina G. · Mar 23, 2026 · Verified buyerCallum Gray
Pittsburgh, PA
Callum Gray grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and spent years as a high-school librarian before turning to writing full time. Their work has appeared in The Evening Ledger and The Evening Ledger. They now live in Charleston, SC with a very old dog.
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