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Winner of the McKitterick Prize for best first novel by an author aged over 40, and the Hawthornden Prize for imaginative literature.
Everyone craves retirement from the Civil Service, don’t they? That time for an ageing patriarch to enjoy the fruits of a well-earned pension and the respect of his family; maybe even to indulge in a love of music halls and metropolitan life. If only people would listen and do as they were told…
His fourth son William, the long-suffering narrator, is the constant butt of his father’s jokes and victim of his brothers’ indifference. But as death, divorce and other darker dramas follow, father and son slowly establish a strange harmony.
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‘A comic masterpiece... Andrew Barrow’s insight into the minutiae of English family life is absolutely brilliant...his ear for dialogue is matchless...this is a great literary creation.’ Spectator
‘A magnificent creation... Could rank alongside Mr Pooter and Nancy Mitford’s Uncle Matthew.’ Independent
‘All the characters, even the minor ones, are perfectly realised, thanks largely to Barrow’s remarkable skill at pinpointing the social and psychological undercurrents of casual conversation.’ Times Literary Supplement
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- De Teddy hall en 03-27-20
De: Anne Glenconner
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House of Trelawney
- De: Hannah Rothschild
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 112
The seat of the Trelawney family for over 700 years, Trelawney Castle was once the jewel of the Cornish coast. Each successive Earl spent with abandon, turning the house and grounds into a sprawling, extravagant palimpsest of wings, turrets, and follies. But as the centuries passed the Earls of Trelawney, their ambition dulled by generations of pampered living, failed to develop other skills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really fun read
- De Ruthi en 04-12-20
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High Rising
- A Virago Modern Classic
- De: Angela Thirkell, Alexander McCall Smith - introduction
- Narrado por: Jilly Bond
- Duración: 7 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 181
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son, Tony, set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbor, George Knox, has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beginning of a journey
- De Jerri C en 11-04-16
De: Angela Thirkell, y otros
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Katherine Wentworth
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Lesley Mackie
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Married at 19, Katherine had four years of happiness with her beloved Gerald. When he dies, she is left on her own to bring up a stepson, Simon, and her own little twins. She has known what it is to be loved and cherished, and without Gerald, all she wants is independence, and the freedom to bring up his children as he would have liked. When an unexpected letter arrives for Simon, offering him a very different life, Katherine is concerned that he makes the right choice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love grows in Edinburgh!
- De Jerri C en 06-01-13
De: D. E. Stevenson
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Queen of the Mersey
- De: Maureen Lee
- Narrado por: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- De W en 05-27-08
De: Maureen Lee
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Vittoria Cottage
- Drumberley, Book 1
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Lesley Mackie
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Since being widowed, Caroline Dering has been content to live her life solely for her children. Then the mysterious Robert Shepperton arrives in the village. At first, Caroline's gentle heart is simply touched by his obvious unhappiness; until gradually she finds her sympathy turning into love. But the visit of her lovely younger sister, Harriet, to Vittoria Cottage, throws Caroline into a turmoil - because Harriet also falls for Mr. Shepperton....
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5 out of 5 stars
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a good listen to a wonderful novel
- De Carol Mello en 04-03-17
De: D. E. Stevenson
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The Little Princesses
- The Story of the Queen's Childhood by Her Nanny, Marion Crawford
- De: Marion Crawford, Jennie Bond - foreword
- Narrado por: Sophie Roberts
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 55
Originally published in 1950, The Little Princesses was the first account of British Royal life inside Buckingham Palace as revealed by Marion Crawford, who served as governess to princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Beginnig of My Interest on the Royal Family
- De A. Bauza Higuera en 12-30-22
De: Marion Crawford, y otros
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The Quest for Queen Mary
- De: James Pope-Hennessy, Hugo Vickers - editor
- Narrado por: Tim Bentinck, Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 110
The highly acclaimed unexpurgated notes taken by James Pope-Hennessy for his official biography of Queen Mary, the present Queen's grandmother. Published in full for the first time and edited by much-admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers. When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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obscure but poor gold
- De Dr. A. en 11-20-18
De: James Pope-Hennessy, y otros
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The Glossy Years
- Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs
- De: Nicholas Coleridge
- Narrado por: Nicholas Coleridge
- Duración: 13 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Over his 30-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A superfun inside look @ world of magazine editors
- De AminaRuhle en 10-05-20
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Wait for Me!
- Memoirs
- De: Deborah Mitford Duchess of Devonshire
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, is the youngest of the famously witty brood that includes the writers Jessica and Nancy, who wrote when Deborah was born, "How disgusting of the poor darling to go and be a girl." Deborah's effervescent memoir chronicles her remarkable life, from an eccentric but happy childhood in the Oxfordshire countryside, to tea with Adolf Hitler and her controversially political sister Unity in 1937, to her marriage to the second son of the Duke of Devonshire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The last of the Mitford Sisters
- De Irene en 01-11-11
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The Housekeeper's Tale
- The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House
- De: Tessa Boase
- Narrado por: Tessa Boase
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 214
The Housekeeper's Tale reveals the personal sacrifices, bitter disputes and driving ambition that shaped these women's careers. Using secret diaries, unpublished letters, and the neglected service archives of our stately homes, Tessa Boase tells the extraordinary stories of five working women who ran some of Britain's most prominent households.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly intriguing
- De Pamela Jane en 09-14-17
De: Tessa Boase
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Pietr the Latvian
- Inspector Maigret, Book 1
- De: Georges Simenon, David Bellos - translator
- Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 890
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 786
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 785
The first audiobook which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long live Maigret
- De Adeliese Baumann en 11-19-14
De: Georges Simenon, y otros
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The Wapshot Chronicle
- De: John Cheever
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful 1950s Great Expectations-like Novel
- De Darwin8u en 05-31-13
De: John Cheever
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Servants' Hall
- A Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance
- De: Margaret Powell
- Narrado por: Susan Lyons
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 307
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 269
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 272
Margaret Powell's Below Stairs became a sensation among listeners reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre's hit television series Downton Abbey. Now in the sequel Servants' Hall, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Memoir of a Bygone Era
- De Michelle N. Lynch en 04-08-15
De: Margaret Powell
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A Woman's Story
- De: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 1 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Upon her mother’s death from Alzheimer’s, Annie Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she seeks to “capture the real woman, the one who existed independently from me, born on the outskirts of a small Normandy town, and who died in the geriatric ward of a hospital in the suburbs of Paris.” She explores the bond between mother and daughter, tenuous and unshakable at once, the alienating worlds that separate them, and the inescapable truth that we must lose the ones we love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Tribute, Beautiful Writing
- De Amazon Customer en 07-07-23
De: Annie Ernaux, y otros
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Fall
- The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron
- De: John Preston
- Narrado por: Simon Bubb
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
In February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into Manhattan harbor on his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to buy the ailing New York Daily News. Taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand, children asked for his autograph, and patrons of the hottest restaurant in Manhattan gave him a standing ovation while he dined. Ten months later, Maxwell disappeared off that same yacht in the middle of the night and was later found dead in the water. As John Preston reveals in this revealing biography, Maxwell’s death was as mysterious as his remarkable life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't make men like this anymore
- De Sylvia en 04-06-21
De: John Preston
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Lark Rise
- De: Flora Thompson
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Lark Rise is Flora Thompson's childhood memories of a north Oxfordshire village, the people who lived and worked in it, and a way of life that has totally disappeared. The story is built around Laura and her brother Edmund, through whose eyes are seen 'old Sally', whose grandfather built the house she lived in before the enclosure of the heathland, children's games, the interaction of village and gentry, and the way in which the seasons governed life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A glimpse...
- De Roses Revealing Reviews en 05-31-20
De: Flora Thompson
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The Diary of a Nobody
- De: George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 57
The Diary of Nobody (1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to epitomize English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious and Suprebly Read
- De Virginia Waldron en 10-15-08
De: George Grossmith, y otros