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The Constant Gardener
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
The beautiful Tessa Quayle is murdered near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, the birthplace of mankind. And her putative African lover and travelling companion has vanished from the scene of the crime. Tessa’s husband, a career diplomat and amateur gardener at the British High Commission in Nairobi, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive. On his way he meets terror, violence, and conspiracy, but his greatest discovery is the woman he barely had time to love.
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- Lauren
- 07-12-15
Not so sure.
Bit of a slow starter, and got confused with the characters but as it was a daily deal can't complain. Story line sounds good but is quite slow paced for my liking.
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- Andrew
- 10-02-24
The forms of integrity and their antithesis
For me, what I enjoyed was the depth of the illustrations of integrity and their antithesis. I enjoyed some of the detailed description of the pharma industry less.
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- gfplux
- 06-01-21
Excellent
A classic John Le Carré. A little slow and complex in parts but still a joy to listen to.
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- J. Van Duijl
- 09-05-22
great book, good performance
I love the book. great dialogues, good plot. Le Carré was a great author. the performance was good.
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- david scholey
- 06-08-23
An absolute feast of plot, characterisation, structure and tension
This is arguably the marstro’s masterwork and it is here superbly read. Surely an absolute ‘must’ for any audible library of contemporary literature.
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- Zelda
- 26-11-21
Wonderful book!!
A thought-provoking book. Beautifully written, with wonderful narration and an excellent plot. Tragic yet beautiful.
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- flc
- 30-12-21
Beautifully narrated
Quite the best John le Carre I have heard, enhanced by the excellent narration by Michael Jayston
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- Kindle Customer
- 18-06-17
Michael jayston
Michael Jayston never disappoints, outstanding narration. A good narrator can turn a dull boring diatribe into a work of are, and a brilliant book work of art. Thank you
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- gw
- 06-12-20
keep going
as with most le carre books its a little confusing at first but well worth persevering with
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- Mr. R. Jarmain
- 19-05-22
Another outstanding book. Absolutely superb.
I have read, re-read and watched all of John le Carre's on film and TV. To me he is without question the greatest novelist of the last 100 years. The power of his descriptions and dialogue are awe inspiring. This book is no exception. As for the narration, Michael Jayston is in a class of his own. Superb!
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