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Mr Loverman

By: Bernardine Evaristo
Narrated by: James Goode
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About this listen

Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life.

Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.

When his marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?

©2013 Bernardine Evaristo (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd African American Fiction Genre Fiction Humorous Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Marriage Funny Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Witty

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"Evaristo remains an undeniably bold and energetic writer, whose world view is anything but one-dimensional" ( Sunday Times on Blonde Roots)
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You can't fault this audible story - brilliantly written (so much so, I had to buy the book at savor it in print and am so glad I did, because visually it's so exciting ...)
And superbly read by James Goode. Poignant, real and so funny in parts. A wonderful surprise listen.

Wonderful!

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I've listened to over 70 audiobooks and this is by far one of the best. Performance, and story, the writing, the rich, rich characters. Listened to it again. Even better the second time. So good

Outstanding in every way

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Loved the story.
Best narrator you're likely to come across on audible. A five star performance.

Brilliant!!

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Wasn't sure how the author would handle such a delicate subject but Bernadine Evaristo has excelled here. Her style of descriptive storytelling is funny and compelling. I loved the entire book but there are some chapters that are absolute gems. This is a book I'd have no problem reasons for a second or third time

A joy to listen to

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loved it all. The narration was excellent. Will listen again.
Never to late to live an authentic life 😀

so good

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