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A Laodicean
- A Story of Today
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences
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Summary
Paula Power, the daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions a young architect from London, George Somerset, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula. But Paula, the Laodicean of the title, meaning a person who is lukewarm or halfhearted, is torn between George's admiration and that of Captain De Stancy, whose old-world romanticism contrasts with Somerset's forward-looking outlook.
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- Vanessa H.
- 25-02-22
Great story
Loved the book. The narration was not the best and took some time to acclimatise to his reading. Some very annoying editing in the audio in that quite a few sentences were repeated particularly towards the end of the book. Despite the issues loved the storyline and couldn’t put it down willing the ending to be satisfying, which it was.
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- Doreen Frasca
- 17-09-20
Not the Most Famous Hardy Work
But a very satisfying read. The heroine is another of Harry’s well written characters -a free independent spirit - who realizes her choice of a mate has nothing to do with possessing a glorious ancestry.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-04-22
Not an Easy Listen
The narrator has a voice better suited for documentaries than for novel reading. The cadence of the narrator didn't provide the correct type of emotion needed for the novel. Basically it put me to sleep.