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Going Wrong

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Dermot Crowley
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In Rendell's evocative portrayal of West London, the slums of Notting Hill Gate and the mews houses of Holland Park may, geographically, only be streets apart but, socially, they are worlds apart. When these two worlds collide, the repercussions are fatal. Guy, from a council flat in Notting Hill Gate and Lenora, a wealthy middle-class young girl were childhood sweethearts, and despite Lenora’s mother’s disapproval, belonged to the same criminal gang. But as they grew older, Lenora became increasingly distant as she grew apart from Guy. Turning his innocent love into a dangerous, psychopathic obsession. When Leonora announces her engagement, Guy knows there must be some mistake - and he is determined to right it, at any cost. As he becomes the victim of his own murderous madness, nobody is safe.

©1990 Kingsmarkham Enterprises Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Crime

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You know it’s not going to end well - the hint is in the title - but it was a nice little surprise, or rather not nice, but clever. Skilful manipulation of us as readers/listeners and characters were well drawn and performed. I did wonder why Leonora was so acquiescent, but it’s all explained in the end

I liked it more as I progressed

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Good story as are all Ruth Rendell for me. But i found the narration too strident and harsh. Not easy to listen too.

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Couldn’t keep going with this one had to give up at chapter 9. Couldn’t stand hearing the narrator any longer it’s all too aggressive no light & shade very wearing to listen to

Too harsh

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I like this author a great deal, however this story does not travel well through time s9me 30+ years after publication. I found the main characters very annoying. Leonora and her family facilitated the deluded Guy, feeding his false assumptions and twisted mental processes which would not happen in the 2020's. The book suffers from obvious and easily anticipated plot lines which in this day and age, does not engender in the listener any sense of psychological thrill. The quality of the writing carried me through to the conclusion but it's not a book I would recommend.

It's a shame

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As well as reading the print edition in the past, I believe that I've also seen a TV adaptation of this novel. Both were entertaining.

Guy Curran: a successful, wealthy, if not shady, businessman from West London remains obsessed with his teenaged sweetheart, Leonora, whom he still meets for a Saturday lunch, once a week. When Leonora rebuffs his declarations of love and falls for another man, Guy's jealously overwhelms his existence.

Yes, it's typical psychological Rendell - London location: check; psychopathic central character: check; underworld connections: check. It's good though and having being written in the late 19 80s, really encapsulates the urban zeitgeist.

The narrator, Dermot Crowley, was flexible and talented. A great listen.

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