The Little House

De: Philippa Gregory

Narrado por: Alix Dunmore

Duración: 9 h y 42 m

Resumen del Editor

It was easy for Elizabeth. She married the man she loved, bore him two children and made a home for him which was the envy of their friends.

It was harder for Ruth. She married Elizabeth’s son and then found that, somehow, she could never quite measure up...

Isolation, deceit and betrayal fill the gaps between the two individual women and between their different worlds.

In this complex thriller, Philippa Gregory deploys all her insight into what women want and what women fear, as Ruth confronts the shifting borders of her own sanity.

Laying bare the comfortable conventions of rural England, this spine-tingling story pulses with suspense until the whiplash double-twist of the denouement.

©2010 Philippa Gregory Ltd (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

'Fiendishly plotted...this is Gregory at her most chillingly convincing.' (Cosmopolitan)

'This brilliant psychological chiller...is utterly, nail-nibblingly plausible. You will relish its explosive climax and be gripped through to its final, superb, double-twist finish.' (Daily Mail)

'Insidiously gripping.' (The Independent)

Great job, Phillipa!

I've long been a fan of Phillippa Gregory whose ability to wind together beautiful narratives with rigorous research is well known. This foray into modern fiction is a triumph! Her illustration of the abuse done to women through misogyny and patriarchy is all too real and deeply felt. This is particularly painful when wielded by another woman. I predict that this book is going to be taught in Literature classes for future generations.

Loved it!

Can't fault it. Lovely from beginning to end. If you don't know what you want to listen to, go for it.

Loved it - PG does it again

Don’t typically like books written about more modern times but gave it a try because of Philippa Gregory. Wow. I am in love with this author she can tell an amazing, twisted tale about any era. I’ve probably either read or audibled 90% of her titles and this one was as catching as all of her books. If you’re hesitant about the era it’s written about, don’t be…you’ll love it.

Phillipa is my most favorite author..

And expected more but it wasn’t there. The reader was excellent though and I’ll certainly look for her in other selections.

Terribly frustrating

Good story, how terribly frustrating! But I had to see how this would end. Wow!

Surprise ending did not save it

The whole book I was so angry with the main character, Ruth, for her compliant, whimpy behavior. The whole story was full of whining complaints from a dishrag of a daughter in law who just can’t stand up for herself. The in laws are horrible, and her husband is a spoiled man-baby. Then at the very end, Ruth shows that she’s even more evil-minded than her controlling mother in law. BAH. Not PG’s best at all.

I felt her anguish

The character development was good enough you could just feel the pain of being downtrodden, mistreated; there was a feeling of justice when attempts to label her backfired and actually provided her the help she needed to become her own person. The end was satisfactory! Was engaging story.

Splendid!

Such a perfect ending! I read this far into the night a few times because it pulled me in. Very satisfying.

irritating

I had hard time believing in the level of immaturity the characters displayed. I quit listening with only one hour left because I just couldn't care less. I liked other books by the author much more

The gift of hearing excellent writing.

Delicious! Characters we all know with an ending about which we may only fantasize. Pitch-perfect narration for this story.