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Human Traces

By: Sebastian Faulks
Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

As young boys, both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa.

As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia.

'Shocking and enlightening... touching and affecting' DAILY MAIL

'A masterpiece . . . one of the great novels of this or any other century'
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'Structurally intricate, yet intensely focused on the lives of individuals . . . replete with interesting ideas and . . . exceptionally fine writing' OBSERVER

'A bold and remarkable work of imagination . . . to write so well for so many pages is an amazing feat of intellectual athleticism'
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The readers capacity to make the novel breathe

Beautifully written - astounding psychological and historical research and a compelling narrative - that you can easily switch from a dawning psychoanalytical approach - to neurology - to darwinism- fantastic ! .

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Great story, poorly read

It's a long and gripping tale but the narration is hard to follow - speech so slurred and rushed I had to listen at 0.9x speed in order to understand. I've not had this problem before on audible - would recommend the book but not this reading

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Absolute Brilliant

I have so enjoyed this book. Stunning work from Sebastian and the narration made it very real.

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one if the best books I ever read

one if the best book I were read....Faulks is an incredible author. scientifically interesting and a depth other authors strive for

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brilliant story

Fascinating story covering the history of psychiatry, well read and will leave a lasting impression

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Great story but …

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Jarring narration

The book is good, I’ve read it before. I bought the audiobook to listen to while working. Unfortunately the narration is extremely difficult to listen to. It’s more like a 23hr monologue than a narration - far too hard to follow; a lot of mumbling, talking too fast, very strange and unnatural prosody. I’ve given up and am returning it :(

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One of The Best….

One of the best books I have ever read/listened to. Thank you Mr Faulkes!

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Beatifull

Beautiful story
Beautifully written and narrated !
I lost sense of time while binging in the reading .

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The enquiring minds

Written with sensitivity. Two men showing a relentless determination to strive for answers and the closeness of their relationship.

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