Fugitive Pieces
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Fugitive Pieces
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Anne Michaels
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Anne Michaels
About this listen
Bloomsbury presents Fugitive Pieces written and read by Anne Michaels.
**Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction**
'This is a novel to lose yourself in' The Times
'Essential reading' Spectator
'Extraordinarily magical' New York Times
'The most important book I have read for forty years' Observer
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Athos and I stood together on deck and looked across the water at the bright city. From this distance no one would guess the turmoil that had torn apart Greece … The sea began to darken, and Athens, glowing in the distance, seemed to float on the horizon like a bright ship.
Jakob Beer is seven years old when he is rescued from the ruins of a buried village in Nazi-occupied Poland. He is the only one of his family to have survived the invasion. Adopted by his saviour, the Greek geologist Athos, Jakob must steel himself to excavate the horrors of his own history.
A novel of astounding beauty and wisdom, Fugitive Pieces is a profound meditation on the resilience of the human spirit and love's ability to restore even the most damaged of hearts.
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Am about to choose it for ‘MY’ next book club choice , new friends ,not read it . Thought I would listen to book on Audible.
I am so disappointed… Anne Michaels chose to read it herself …WHY.? Sorry Anne your narrative is really BORING. I gave up after First Chapter. Why do Authors think they are best at speaking their words ? That is what Actors do.
Outstanding story , loved the book. Vv boring narration.
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Incredibly Beautiful
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So I bought the book and read it to myself.
I am surprised the author considered that her work would translate to an audiobook. The work needs to be read very slowly and carefully and reread as you would expect of a poem.
Perhaps this is why the author read her work so slowly but her tone of voice is soporific. At the very least she should have identified clearly where different sections started.
The audiobook was a waste of money and certainly not a respectful introduction to this work.
I would ask for a refund but I don't know how to do that.
Read the book. don't listen to the audio
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