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The Honey Year

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The Honey Year – Part 2 By Iola Marsh 54 minutes Tonight, Effie sits at her kitchen table on Anemos with a stub of cedar pencil, learning the village names one at a time. Then she takes a jug down to the well, where Yannis the beekeeper is splicing a new rope.

Historical dramaSeasideVillage lifeJourneysCosy

Every part, in order

  1. 1
    The Honey Year – Part 2: A Tin Under the Floorboard58 min
    Members
  2. 2
    The Honey Year – Chapters 1–3: Keys and the Smell of Rosemary59 min

Latest 17 Oct 2026. Free parts play here and carry on into the next free part on their own.

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The Honey Year is a slow, gentle audiobook reading for sleep, on Sleepbound. 2 parts, about 2 hours in all. New parts are still being added. The latest went up on 17 October 2026. 1 part is free. Play it here, or in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app. The other 1 part is for members on Patreon. Read at the pace of two people who actually want you to fall asleep.

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