Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Rosemary's Baby

By: Ira Levin
Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling-actor husband, Guy, move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and only elderly residents.

Neighbours Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome them; despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband starts spending time with them.

Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant, and the Castavets start taking a special interest in her welfare. As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets' circle is not what it seems.

©2016 Ira Levin (P)2016 Hachette Audio UK
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Omen cover art
Psycho cover art
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers cover art
Range of Motion cover art
The Deadly Appearances cover art
Unspeakable cover art
Hell House cover art
The Wicker Man cover art
The Devil Rides Out cover art
Jurassic Park cover art
Dracula [Audible Edition] cover art
14 cover art
The Apartment cover art
Baal cover art
Jaws cover art
Cold Moon over Babylon cover art

What listeners say about Rosemary's Baby

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    167
  • 4 Stars
    61
  • 3 Stars
    22
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    6
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    146
  • 4 Stars
    53
  • 3 Stars
    22
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    8
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    148
  • 4 Stars
    54
  • 3 Stars
    23
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    3

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Story, Mediocre Narration

Rosemary sounds pathetic and stupid, which she isn’t!
Her lines are read in a very high pitched, breathy tone which I found irritating.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great listen!

Wonderfully narrated by Katherine Fenton, the book is much better than the movie. There’s atmosphere and real characters, both adding to a good experience.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic.

A great listen. Voice work is on point and of course the story is fantastic.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A Classic Horror

Beautifully written and a horror classic. Read excellently in a way that just keeps you listening and enjoying the innocence of Rosemary.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

a great classic read

the performance was a little squeaky voiced at times but I got used to it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

A classic that still stands up today

Excellent narration, the characters really come to life.

I found the book to be fast paced and exciting, as well as scary in many parts.

I've seen the movie and still really enjoyed the audiobook.

Totally recommended!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Had me gripped right from the start to finish.
Atmosphere was well set with the reading.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good Halloween listen.

Quite predictable, but I enjoyed it. The ending was really dragged. Enjoyed the descriptions though.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

really great book, didn't want it to end!

the narrator for the characters were good and it was such a good book I didn't want to stop listening! Best audio book I've listened to so far

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A proper horror story!

I may have read this as a teenager, but I have definitely seen the movie several times, and so decided to listen to the audiobook. This book is a proper classic horror story. There are no gory, gruesome bits, but it is very, very creepy and listening gave me goosebumps and and a feeling of impending doom. The setting of the illustrious Bramford apartment block is brilliant (though I do NOT want to live there!) and Ira Levin describes it perfectly. Although the book was written in 1967 I wouldn't say the plot is dated though the language has, and there are a couple of instances of racism. Even if you have seen the movie (which does follow the book quite closely) then I would still recommend that you read the book too.

I enjoyed the narration by Katherine Fenton.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!