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Two Lives
- Narrated by: Vikram Seth
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
During his own adolescence in England, Vikram Seth lived with Shanti and Henny and came to know and love them deeply. His is the third life in this story of Two Lives.
This is also a book about history, encompassing as it does many of the most significant themes and events in the 20th century, whose currents are reflected in the lives of Shanti, Henny, and their family: from the Raj and the Indian freedom movement to the Third Reich, the Holocaust, and British postwar society.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Afzal
- 05-07-10
A very good story
This is a very good dramatisation by the author of his copious and impressive novel
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- nicolette king
- 13-05-18
A bit disappointed
Seth is a better story teller than researcher. i got muddled who was who or talking to who with all the German accents and letters. Interesting for his family but it didn't get me involved. Seth is still a wonderful writer and I love his works of imagination.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- MLB
- 10-02-15
Two Lives
Sensitive honest and interesting biography. It details an age as well as two lives. Philosophical, lyrical and elegiac in strain.
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- Gertie Bond
- 07-06-23
Thought provoking
A personal book for the author. He tackles very difficult subjects with dignity and intelligence. I will listen again as there is so much to absorb.
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- M. King
- 05-11-22
Incredible
Incredible in its scope. It is not at all what I expected: There is very little of India here. Instead it's an ambitious and at times extremely moving tale of two lives, two cultures, two countries; an attempt to make peace with the past and to hope for a better future, though there are few signs of one yet.
Sad, interesting and beautiful, it makes me want to go out and buy all his books.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Elizabeth
- 29-11-10
not a suitable boy
I thought this would be similar to the novel a suitable boy, which also is slow to start, but is then a pleasant story that whiles away some time and gives an insight into another culture and the lives therein, this however, is slow to start and remains slow,it seems to be a cathartic book which just doesnt really engage.
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