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Dorothy L. Sayers
- A Biography: Death, Dante and Lord Peter Wimsey
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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Dorothy L Sayers was a woman of contrasts. A strong Christian, she had a baby by a man she did not love - out of wedlock. Possessing a fierce intellect, she translated Dante - and also created one of the most popular fictional detectives ever, in Lord Peter Wimsey. With no new biographies on Sayers having been published for some time, Colin Duriez reassesses her, her life, her writings, her studies and her faith. Drawing on previously unpublished material, particularly her collected letters, he brings to life a fascinating woman.
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- Jackie
- 25-01-24
A very decent human being who had more than her fair share of challenges
I grew up watching tv drama productions of Lord Peter Wolsey. But have only recently started to read the books of D.L.S. She has become one of my favorite writers, her characters are well rounded and multi faceted. She is never patronizing and always follows through. I enjoyed listening to this book immensely. It gave me a fuller picture of a writer whom I already admired.
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- A J SALTER
- 22-09-22
Not quite what I was looking for.
Miss Sayers was an extremely private person. So I imagine the author, despite access to her letters and a semi biographical unfinished novel, had great trouble finding anything new to add to the picture of a fascinating woman. More detail of her obsession with Dante would have been excellent to help explain her abandonment of detective fiction writing. Nor did I get any real sense of the religious zeal which was behind her later writings. The narration was uninspiring not helped by the author’s skipping around the time line. Great for a general overview but do not expect to learn much in depth of the life of Miss Sayers.
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