The Diver and the Lover
A Novel of Love and the Unbreakable Bond Between Sisters
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Narrated by:
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Jane Collingwood
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By:
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Jeremy Vine
About this listen
Soaked in sunlight, love and the mysteries surrounding a famous artist, The Diver and the Lover is a novel inspired by true events.
It is 1951, and sisters Ginny and Meredith have travelled from England to Spain in search of distraction and respite. The two wars have wreaked loss and deprivation upon the family, and the spectre of Meredith's troubled childhood continues to haunt them. Their journey to the rugged peninsula of Catalonia promises hope and renewal.
While there they discover the artist Salvador Dali is staying in nearby Port Lligat. Meredith is fascinated by modern art and longs to meet the famous surrealist.
Dali is embarking on an ambitious new work, but his headstrong male model has refused to pose. A replacement is found, a young American waiter with whom Ginny has struck up a tentative acquaintance.
The lives of the characters become entangled as family secrets, ego and the dangerous politics of Franco's Spain threaten to undo the fragile bonds that have been forged.
A powerful story of love, sacrifice and the lengths we will go to for who - or what - we love.
©2020 Jeremy Vine (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedListeners also enjoyed...
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- Andy
- 05-08-21
I have recommended this audio book to others
This book is well researched and an imaginative starting point. It is a curious mixture of genres. It is a mixture of art criticism, historical novel, political commentary, chick lit, bodice ripper and travel diary, family saga. I loved listening to it. It took me a while to get into it but it really engaged me.
Great book for a book club read.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-06-21
Good story tainted by awful narration
The story is great but Jane Collingwood's narration is terrible in my opinion. Really spoiled it for me, although I listened to it all.
I wouldn't listen to anything she narrates every again, but that's just me.
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- LINDA THOMSON
- 17-10-20
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I found the voice of the narrator annoying. I enjoyed the story and was glad that I continued
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