Lolly Willowes

Or the Loving Huntsman

By: Sylvia Townsend Warner

Narrated by: Sarah Nichols

In Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner tells of an aging spinster's struggle to break away from her controlling family - a classic story that she treats with cool feminist intelligence, while adding a dimension of the supernatural and strange.

Warner is one of the outstanding and indispensable mavericks of 20th-century literature, a writer to set beside Djuna Barnes and Jane Bowles, with a subversive genius that anticipates the fantastic flights of such contemporaries as Angela Carter and Jeanette Winterson.

Public Domain (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

caught me by surprise

Seems to be a dating book for the times. With a urprise ending and thought provoking themes. I enjoyed it.

Completely unexpected. Enjoyable.

A completely unique read which I ;enjoyed immensely. Great performance by the reader. Great story, plot and pacing.

Unusual, surprising arc for a female protagonist

Really compelling female-driven conflict for the protagonist and a distinct revelation of her life purpose

Authenticity

I’m amazed by the narrator’s enthusiasm and tone! I loved the story, it leaves a clear impression of a woman looking for her freedom and internal peace. Authentic, ironic and poetic.

So uneven, disappointing

This is a strange book, and I like strange books. But it didn’t convince me with its unexpected turn in the second half. It felt like an idea half executed. Excellent narration.