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Notes from an Exhibition

A thought-provoking and stunning classic novel of marriage, art and the secrets of family life

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Notes from an Exhibition

By: Patrick Gale
Narrated by: Patrick Gale
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About this listen

 A bestselling 'Cornish' novel, NOTES FROM AN EXHIBITION is a moving, intuitive novel of artistic compulsion, marriage, and the secrets left behind. It was a Richard & Judy bestseller.

'Poised and pitch-perfect throughout' Mail on Sunday

Celebrated artist Rachel Kelly dies alone in her Penzance studio, after decades of struggling with the creative highs and devastating lows that have coloured her life. Her family gathers, each of them searching for answers. They reflect on lives shaped by the enigmatic Rachel - as artist, wife and mother - and on the ambiguous legacies she leaves them, of talent, torment and transcendent love.©2007 Patrick Gale Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Marriage

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Critic reviews

This book is complete perfection (Stephen Fry)
Poised and pitch-perfect throughout
Dense, thought-provoking, sensitive, satisfying, humorous, humane - a real treat
As rich and inventive as we would expect from this brilliant author
An uplifting, immensely empathetic novel, and Gale's prose, as ever is as clear and bright as the Cornish light
All stars
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Beautifully written tale of a bipolar artist and how her illness impacts on her family. If that sounds a bit of a downer, it isn't. The book is full of lightness and wit and is ultimately uplifting. After reading a series of disappointing over- praised recent fiction it was a pleasure to read a book that is well-crafted and enjoyable.

Very enjoyable listen

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This is an old favourite of mine only read by Patrick Gale himself. Narration by the writer himself lends a new perspective to already beloved story. It was worth the wait.

Wonderful narration

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