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Father

By: Elizabeth Von Arnim
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
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Since her mother's death, Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life. Quickly she secures the lease of Rose Cottage and turns her attention to her own interests. While Jennifer is desperate to experience life on her own terms within her reduced financial means, her neighbour, Alice, is pre-occupied with ensuring her position as head of her brother's household is never challenged.

©2020 Elizabeth Von Arnim; Preface © Lucy Evans; Afterword © Simon Thomas (P)2021 Isis Publishing Ltd Classics Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Funny Witty
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I liked it a lot. Maybe the romances were a bit too brief before proposals, but it made for a sweet, fairytale type of story.

Suspenseful! I like how she allows the reader to finish the story in their imagination

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I have all of her books, and have read them all- some more than once. Some more than twice!My favorite is Mr. Skeffington. I really hope more are made into audiobooks.
This reading was so well done. The pace was perfect. The ironies were well delivered. There are places where you can't help but laugh. Maybe not LOL, but at least internally.
Thanks for including Simon's writing at the end. I actually met him at a EvA conference years ago in Cambridge. I follow his blog, and enjoy many of his recommendations. Yay for Middlebrow!

I love this author!

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I was captivated by this book. It was so amusing, subtle yet riveting. It has a plot that develops quickly. A book both beautifully written and narrated.

This is a fascinating tale of indomitable personalities.

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AN absolutely lovely listening experience … The voice of the narrator is ideal, the story is compelling, and the characters sympathetic. Von Arnim is justifiably famous for her descriptions of the people, the places, and the gardens.

In a word - Lovely

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A must read or listen. Such an intelligen, insightful book that could be applied today.

Elizabeth never fails to enrapture.

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