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The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Breton
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
From the author of the Man Booker short-listed His Bloody Project.
Manfred Baumann is a loner. Socially awkward and perpetually ill at ease, he spends his evenings quietly drinking and surreptitiously observing Adèle Bedeau, the sullen but alluring waitress at a drab bistro in the unremarkable small French town of Saint-Louis. But one day, she simply vanishes into thin air.
When Georges Gorski, a detective haunted by his failure to solve one of his first murder cases, is called in to investigate the girl's disappearance, Manfred's repressed world is shaken to its core, and he is forced to confront the dark secrets of his past.
The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau is a literary mystery novel that is, at heart, an engrossing psychological portrayal of an outsider pushed to the limit by his own feverish imagination.
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- Em
- 29-02-20
An unusually addictive book.
Not my usual type of book but I was intrigued by the description. I really enjoyed it. The story was unusual being set a number of years ago. So some did bits that I wouldn't hear in modern books. But other than that it was great. The translation was good. No story lost in translation. And I enjoyed the extra at the end about the authors life as well.
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- AM
- 21-07-18
Brilliant and Sad
A wonderful depiction of provincial guilt. Funny, sad and, ultimately, brilliant to make the reader root for the central character. Also, I believed the French novel trope so enjoyed the joke when I found out.
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- christiane Plaum
- 09-12-18
Okay
I liked the voice but the story was a bit dragged out. wanted to know the end, obviously, so kept listening. appreciate the notes on the author at the end.
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- GH
- 28-04-18
Great story- shame about the narrator
I enjoyed the story and characters but boy the narrator spoilt it I’m afraid. He has this daft way of pronouncing words like ‘’little’ as ‘littwl, ‘bottle’ as ‘bottwl’ ???!!! it was so irritating. He’s well-spoken and has a nice tone to his voice but his pronunciation thing nearly made me abandon the story. Oh and he says ‘simi-ultaneously instead of simultaneously.
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- Geriwood
- 10-09-18
Great read/ listen for the cooler autumn evenings.
Can't believe that I had never even heard of this spellbinding novel before. Uncomfortable subject matter therefore all the more interesting. All the nuances of french language and culture are not lost in translation, oh and beautifully narrated.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-09-18
Well written and narrated
This book manages to distinguish itself from other books of the same genre by focusing mostly on the psychology and inner thoughts of the main characters none of which are particularly sympathetic. I also enjoyed the ending which was somewhat unexpected.
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- Paul
- 29-05-20
More than meets the eye
I finished this, thought it was good and nicely enjoyable but nothing too special. Then I found myself thinking about it more and in doing so found myself appreciating it in a whole new way. More than meets the eye/ear.
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- "geordiemoozy"
- 01-03-19
Loved it!
Really interesting study of a nervous man with a big secret. I found myself chuckling at the way he constantly questioned himself, changed his mind then changed it again. Many of us have been there albeit without such a guilty secret in our history!
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- Deirdre More
- 04-08-18
Absorbing Tale
This is an excellent and intriguing tale. Well worth listening to; you won't regret the purchase. Whatever you do, don't skip the translator's note at the end.
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- chimneyman
- 15-10-18
An interesting story
This was a bit of an impulse buy and it was very different from what I expected. The real interest lies in the author's own 'back' story and the story of the book's publication.
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