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The Borrowers: Book 1

AuthorMary Norton

NarratorRowena Cooper

SeriesThe Borrowers, Book 1

Duration4h 6m

CategoriesChildren's Fiction

Key StageKS2

PublisherChivers

VersionUnabridged

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The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think human beings were invented just for their use. Until the day Arrietty makes friends with a human boy.

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