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Travels with My Aunt
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Summary
Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over 50 years at his mother’s funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon South wood, his dahlias and the Major next door to travel through Brighton, Paris, Istanbul, Paraguay...
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- DartmoorDiva
- 17-11-15
Sublime
I listened to this on an audio CD years ago, and decided to buy it again as it was so good. Listening to it the second time was just as wonderful, Tim Pigott Smith gives a superb performance. I have read a lot of Graham Greene and know his works really well - and this novel is a complete one off, unlike anything else he wrote. It’s extremely funny and well crafted and shows a side to his character that one doesn’t think ever existed! I cannot recommend it highly enough, it’s highly entertaining and well worth a listen.
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- Craig Mowbray.
- 02-06-15
Audible whisky
A truly memorable performance from Pigott-smith whose convincing range and depth made this one of my most enjoyed audio books. Even though I had read this before many years ago, I found myself totally absorbed and still curious to all its oddities and tenderness.
32 people found this helpful
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- Lily S
- 05-02-15
Funny & entertaining! Brilliantly read!
Would you consider the audio edition of Travels with My Aunt to be better than the print version?
Tim Pigott-Smith brings every character to life and does a superb job at making this lovely book even more funny and entertaining!
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laughed Out loud!
17 people found this helpful
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- mollyeyre
- 22-11-13
Very enjoyable, and fun
This is quite different to my normal reading, but I did enjoy it immensely. Quite a far fetched tale, but nevertheless one took to the 'cast' and it was great fun to watch the staid ex bank manager 'loosen up' and surprise even himself with his exploits!!
One to listen to again!
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- bev
- 30-03-20
Chuckles with Graham Greene?
Not something one expects from Graham Greene, although there is a dry wit about his novels which relieves the sometimes heavily Catholic undercurrent; this book did make me smile, more than once.
The unlikely premise of a middle aged man heading off to the continent, accompanying an elderly aunt with a past..and alarming present..which would do credit to Mata Hari is made more pleasurable by the narration of Tim Piggott-Smith. The voice of Aunt Augusta is sometimes less Maggie Smith and more Lady Constance de Coverlet (for those who remember 'I'm Sorry, I'll Read that Again') but it works, for all that and the bemused Henry is really well interpreted and very delicately expressed in the more sombre passages. Recommended as a pleasant diversion.
12 people found this helpful
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- Elizabeth
- 20-03-14
Pleasing, but not a patch on Our Man in Havana
This was a continuation of my audiobook journey with Graham Greene. I'd never read him before and I was very taken with my first (Our Man in Havana), enjoyed The End of the Affair and The Quiet American, and now my enthusiasm is starting to wane with Travels with My Aunt. To be fair, my audiobook selections have been based on how well rated the audiobook performances are, so much of my reaction might be down to the audiobook adaptation. That said, Tim Piggot-Smith was surprisingly versatile in his reading of Travels with My Aunt. I enjoyed his performance of the tale.
The material is of its time, undoubtedly, so I don't have issues with it being somewhat dated. But I saw the key plot 'hooks' approaching and then bemoaned them taking so long to arrive.
Still a pleasing listen, but not a patch on Our Man in Havana.
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- Kevin
- 26-04-15
Excellent
I read the book several years ago but with a long drive ahead of me i thought this would make a good listen. For the first few minutes I was unsure if I had made a good choice, but pretty soon I warmed to Tim Piggot Smith and his reading. by the end of the book I was that it was over. his voice characterisations were perfect and added to the excellent story
9 people found this helpful
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- sora
- 13-04-13
Wonderful - but not like his better known books
This is a very funny, poignant story of what happens when a retired and rather dull bank manager meets his eccentric 'aunt', who shakes up his life and makes him question everything he has thought, believed and done in his life. Tim Piggott-Smith brings out the humour very well, so that the larger than life characters stay just on the right side of ridiculous.
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- Colin Davey
- 06-11-13
Wondeful
Would you listen to Travels with My Aunt again? Why?
Yes I would. I'd even pay CTC. :)
Who was your favorite character and why?
Aunt Augusta is a fabulous character. She keeps surprising you until the end, but she is real.
What does Tim Pigott-Smith bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He's a great reader. He transmits the changing emotions and circumstances of the characters just perfectly.
Any additional comments?
This has been just about the best thing I've got from Audible yet. So there.
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- gareth
- 25-02-16
superb
beautifully written, engrossing storyline and an excellent narration. bloody well done and a well done to Mr greene.
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- Nicole
- 09-07-12
More please!
I've read this book many times, it being a personal favourite so I wasn't sure whether hearing it as well would add anything but I was wrong: Tim Piggott-Smith brought it all to life. I didn't want it to end. I'll be listening to this one again.
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- Simone
- 24-06-12
Cute characters
My best friend recomended it to me over and over and over again... so there was too much hype.
I liked the charcaters, they were fun, but overall I was let down.
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- Barry
- 18-07-11
greene's worst novel?
I have read almost everything by Greene, most of it on Audiobooks, but this one severely taxed my patience. Greene seems to have padded this out ad nauseum, and if this is an attempt to write a "comic" novel, it fails wretchedly. Avoid this one like the plague --and read as many of the other Greenes as you can get your hands on--especially as Audiobooks, all of which are beautifully read.
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- Michael Stavropoulos
- 01-01-15
Awesome
Tim Piggot-Smith is an exquisite narrator giving life to a multitude of characters! Superb! Don't miss it!
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- Anniebligh
- 11-12-16
Disappointing
The first section was for me, tedious and almost screamingly frustrating. Tim Pigott-Smith is a decent reader, so what is going on here for his narration to be so horrible?
Maybe this is an "interpretation"?
This audio almost went into the 'returns', and may still do so. Sometimes I do keep an awful audio because there is no other reader and if I try really hard I can enjoy the story.
What could be a light enjoyable listen, had become something other, hard work. As I am not a great fan of G G, I do worry I maybe missing something here. The Third Man was good, though it did take Orson Wells to reveal that to me. So was TP-S using the dreadful Jeeves persona to hide a great secret revelation about GG?
Well I think another narrator could do a better job on this story, and doubt there is a Damascus moment to be had.