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The Rich are Different

By: Susan Howatch
Narrated by: Nadia May
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About this listen

 The Rich Are Different is the story of Dinah Slade, a young Englishwoman of immense vitality and great sensual power, whose life, loves, and fierce ambition become entangled with the fate of a great American banking family in the 1920s.

When Paul Van Zale, a handsome patrician and powerful Wall Street banker, meets Dinah in London, he commits the imprudence of falling in love with her.

When Dinah follows him to his world, she is caught up in the complex currents of Paul's life. Among the new acquaintances she makes is Paul's wife, with whom, much to Dinah's shock and dismay, Paul manages an almost perfect marriage. Their lives are intertwined with such mastery that listeners will be captivated with The Rich Are Different from the very first word to the astonishing climax.

©1977 Susan Howatch (P)2001 Blackstone Audio Inc. Historical Fiction Fiction Marriage Banking Socialism Latin American

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Critic reviews

"Susan Howatch has surpassed herself. This is a mighty book." ( Orlando Tribune)
"Nadia May captures the essence of the six first-person narratives [in] the story, to the point of making recognizable each character's voice as related by the others." ( AudioFile)
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Two triumphs. Such thought-provoking narrative, Dinah a timeless nuanced heroine. Howatch at her very finest.

Magnificently Written, Read

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as relevant and magical as when first read, beautifully narrated, draws you i, excellent x

Brilliant saga

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I read this when it first came out, and loved all her following books. wonderful, powerful, full of mystery and manipulation, each characters take on the journey they all take is masterful.
If possable loved listening to this more than my first read of it. SO DISSAPOINTED audable haven't included any more in their libary, very surprised that such popular books from the eightys are not available, will have to check out other suppliers.

The rich are different

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A good story but I would have preferred it read by a man as that is the character it started with

The rich are different

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I read this years ago. Susan Howatch is a brilliant writer, creating characters that become real and breathe their lives from the page. Penmarric should also be recorded and is an enthralling read. The Rich are Different is skilfully written to encompass a period I knew little about and I would probably have remained in Ignorance of, i.e. the Great Depression and the seismic events of the Wall Street crash. But as usual it’s the characters that draw you in and the different perspectives of each character as the story unfolds. Superb writing.

Excellent

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