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Before the War
- Narrated by: Julian Clary
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Consider Vivien in November 1922: she is 24 and a spinster. She wears fashionable clothes, but she is plain and - almost worse in those times - intelligent. At nearly six feet tall, she is known unkindly by her family as 'the giantess'.
Fortunately Vivien is rich, so she can travel to London and bribe a charismatic gentleman publisher to marry her. What he does not know is that Vivien is pregnant with another man's child and will die in childbirth in just a few months....
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Ruth
- 27-05-18
Decided not to carry on with this.
I wasn't keen on this, not gripped from the beginning, which wasn't helped by the choice of narrator! I like him normally but his voice didn't fit with the story!
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- Nicola
- 25-09-18
Writing style is a little different.
I've not heard of this author before and bought the book as it was on offer. The story line isn't really my cup of tea but I quite like Vivvi (The main character) so read to the end to see her character develop, its a shame however that the author keeps reminding you that she will die. The author seems to like adding little comments in here and there and for me, it completely distracts from the story. If I'm reading/ listening to a book, I want to get lost but instead the author insists on reminding us that this is just a story, its not real and that the characters are a figment of her imagination. Its a shame. Its an ok story, easy to listen too but I wouldn't rush out to buy it or read/ listen to it again.
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- Miss J Foster
- 17-07-23
Fascinating read.
I have collected most of Fay Weldon’s novels, they have often seen me through tough times. Her plots are ingenuous imaginings of intrigue and marvellously clever machinations. I liked this book which I thought well read by Julian Clary. Perhaps a little more emphasis put upon the different characters voices might have been helpful, but I easily kept up with who was who however. I have just listened to the reading a second time and thoroughly enjoyed it again. I shall miss Fay’s input to the literary world of books.
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- Clare Hatfull
- 28-08-21
boring and can't get into story at all can't work
bored already and just jumping from one bit to an other will send back z
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