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One Day I'll Remember This
- Diaries 1987-1995
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance7
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Beginning in 1987, as she embarks on an affair that she knows will be all-consuming and ending in 1995 with the publication of The First Stone and the furore that followed it, Garner reveals the inner life of a woman in love and a great writer at work. With devastating honesty and sparkling humour, she grapples with what it means for her sense of self to be so entwined with another - how to survive as an artist in a partnership that is both enthralling and uncompromising.
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Marvellous
- By ZOK on 09-06-25
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One Day I'll Remember This
- Diaries 1987-1995
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Series: Diaries, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-05-21
- Language: English
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Working
- Researching, Interviewing, Writing
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robert A Caro
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance107
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Story107
In Working he offers a captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes staggering lengths to which he has gone in order to produce his books and offering priceless insights into the art and craft of non-fiction writing. Anyone interested in investigative journalism and the pursuit of truth, in the writer’s process and the creation of literature, in the art of interviewing or simply the psychology of excellence will find a masterclass in all these subjects.
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Slow start but eventually becomes great & exciting
- By Yoda on 30-06-19
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Working
- Researching, Interviewing, Writing
- Narrated by: Robert A Caro
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 25-04-19
- Language: English
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Rupert Brooke - Life, Death and Myth
- By: Nigel Jones
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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A revised edition of the candid, sometimes shocking, biography of Rupert Brooke revealing the very different reality behind the golden-boy façade of an English literary icon. Paragon of youthful beauty, romantic symbol of a lost England, and precociously gifted poet, Rupert Chawner Brooke died in a hospital ship off the Aegean island of Skyros in April 1915, aged just 27. All England mourned his passing. But behind the glow of myth lies a darker reality.
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Amazing
- By E. holmes on 13-07-23
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Rupert Brooke - Life, Death and Myth
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 22-11-22
- Language: English
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Survival is a Promise
- The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
- By: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
- Narrated by: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
- Length: 17 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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In Survival Is a Promise, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, the first researcher to explore the full depths of Lorde’s manuscript archives, illuminates the eternal life of Audre Lorde. Her life and work swell to become a cosmic force, showing us the grand possibility of life together on earth.
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gorgeous, detailed, extraordinary
- By Enduro Girl on 12-11-24
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Survival is a Promise
- The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
- Narrated by: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
- Length: 17 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 20-08-24
- Language: English
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The Year of Magical Thinking
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Vanessa Redgrave
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall663
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Performance570
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Story567
When celebrated writer Joan Didion’s life was altered forever, she wrote a new chapter. In this adaptation of her iconic memoir, Didion transforms the story of the shattering loss of her husband and their daughter into a one-woman play performed by Tony Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, who originated the role on Broadway in 2007.
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A loss shaped story, laden with warmth
- By tamara on 03-11-21
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The Year of Magical Thinking
- Narrated by: Vanessa Redgrave
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-08-20
- Language: English
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Wainwright: The Biography
- By: Hunter Davies
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance63
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Story62
Alfred Wainwright's unique hand-drawn and hand-written Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells have been an inspiration to walkers for over 40 years. Yet despite many bestselling books and three television series, Wainwright remained an intensely private person. With full access to Alfred Wainwright's private letters and unpublished material, Hunter Davies reveals a man more passionate, witty and generous than readers of his guides have come to expect.
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Great overview of everything Wainwright
- By Debbieanne on 06-11-20
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Wainwright: The Biography
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-03-13
- Language: English
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Miss Dior
- A Story of Courage and Couture
- By: Justine Picardie
- Narrated by: Justine Picardie
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance33
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Story33
Miss Dior paints a portrait of the enigmatic woman behind the designer Christian Dior: his beloved younger sister, Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. Justine Picardie's journey takes her to Occupied Paris, where Christian honed his couture skills while Catherine dedicated herself to the French Resistance, until she was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the German concentration camp of Ravensbrück.
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Misleading Cover and Title but okay
- By Felicity Maddison on 01-01-22
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Miss Dior
- A Story of Courage and Couture
- Narrated by: Justine Picardie
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 07-09-21
- Language: English
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A Woman in Arabia
- The Writings of the Queen of the Desert
- By: Gertrude Bell, Georgina Howell - editor, Georgina Howell - introduction
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas, Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance54
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Story54
A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the PBS documentary Letters from Baghdad, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog...
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Beautiful book and listen
- By Firas on 12-11-20
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A Woman in Arabia
- The Writings of the Queen of the Desert
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas, Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 27-10-15
- Language: English
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Word Monkey
- By: Christopher Fowler
- Narrated by: Sean Pertwee
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
This is the memoir Christopher Fowler always wanted to write about 'writing'. It's the story of how a young bookworm growing up in a house where there was nothing to read but knitting pamphlets and motorcycle manuals became a writer—a 'word monkey'—and pursued a sort of career in popular fiction. And it's a book full of brilliant insights into the pleasures and pitfalls of his profession, dos and don'ts for would-be writers, and astute observations on favorite (and not-so-favorite) novelists.
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A Reference Book That Made Me Laugh and Cry
- By S K NOWLER on 02-07-24
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Word Monkey
- Narrated by: Sean Pertwee
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 27-06-24
- Language: English
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The Master
- Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- By: Colm Tóibín
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance12
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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, a remarkable novel about Henry James, the American-born novelist and a connoisseur of exile. 'A triumph' – The Observer 'A masterly achievement' – The Independent In January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in...
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Not for me.
- By real hair on 09-03-26
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The Master
- Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 17-10-24
- Language: English
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A Woman's Story
- By: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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Upon her mother’s death from Alzheimer’s, Annie Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she seeks to “capture the real woman, the one who existed independently from me, born on the outskirts of a small Normandy town, and who died in the geriatric ward of a hospital in the suburbs of Paris.” She explores the bond between mother and daughter, tenuous and unshakable at once, the alienating worlds that separate them, and the inescapable truth that we must lose the ones we love.
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A Woman's Story
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Release date: 24-09-19
- Language: English
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A Parrot in the Pepper Tree
- Lemons Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Chris Stewart
- Narrated by: Chris Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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A Parrot in the Pepper Tree, the sequel to Lemons, follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloë, as they get to grips with a misanthropic parrot who joins their home, Spanish school life, neighbours in love, their amazement at Chris appearing on the bestseller lists . . and their shock at discovering that their beloved valley is once more under threat of a dam.
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A Parrot in the Pepper Tree
- Lemons Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Chris Stewart
- Series: Lemons Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 31-10-24
- Language: English
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J. R. R. Tolkien
- Author of the Century
- By: Tom Shippey
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance37
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Story35
The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey...
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Required reading for Tolkien fans.
- By Charlotte Knowles on 19-07-23
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J. R. R. Tolkien
- Author of the Century
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 23-06-22
- Language: English
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Hell
- A Prison Diary 1
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall700
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Performance611
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Story609
Prisoner FF8282 gazes out from confinement on what he deems must be a glorious summer’s day, rays of sunlight bursting through the barred windows of his cell. Within the thick prison walls separating society from its dangerous criminals, a multitude of harrowing fates unfold, seldomly explored by the public. First-time offenders thrown in cells with hardened criminals, several inmates becoming heroin addicts and a system riddled with flaws. However, even in prison the sunlight cannot be kept out.
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When the Hell?
- By arvis on 09-12-21
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Hell
- A Prison Diary 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Prison Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 21-04-21
- Language: English
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Knife
- The #1 Sunday Times bestselling account of survival, recovery, and the triumph of love over darkness
- By: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall243
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Performance229
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Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in...
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Honesty. Brilliance.
- By Lynne Suo on 16-04-24
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Knife
- The #1 Sunday Times bestselling account of survival, recovery, and the triumph of love over darkness
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 16-04-24
- Language: English
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Down and Out in Paris and London
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance25
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Story26
Brought to you by Penguin. George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society. 'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached...
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surprising
- By Ra on 05-02-26
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Down and Out in Paris and London
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 07-01-21
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of John le Carré
- By: Adam Sisman
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden. The Secret Life of John le Carré reveals a hitherto-hidden perspective on the life and work of the spy-turned-author and a fascinating meditation on the complex relationship between biographer and subject.
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a candid portrat
- By jason on 18-01-26
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The Secret Life of John le Carré
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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Down in the Valley
- A Writer's Landscape
- By: Laurie Lee
- Narrated by: David Sibley
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance37
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Brought to you by Penguin. An enhanced audio edition containing original audio interviews with the author, Laurie Lee. A moving, never-before-published portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of Cider With Rosie 'Before I left the valley I thought...
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a gentle wander through his life.
- By Mrs. Janice Cowpersmith on 19-09-21
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Down in the Valley
- A Writer's Landscape
- Narrated by: David Sibley
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 07-11-19
- Language: English
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Hons and Rebels
- The Mitford Family Memoir
- By: Jessica Mitford
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall132
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Performance113
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Story113
'This book is just about my favourite book of all time ... I'm not entirely convinced I could like somebody who didn't like this book ... it's funny and moving and gives you an insight into this extraordinary moment as the war is about to begin ... it's so vivid, and what's more, it's incredibly...
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Fascinating story
- By Amazon Customer on 02-12-17
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Hons and Rebels
- The Mitford Family Memoir
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 01-06-17
- Language: English
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Hollywood's Eve
- Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.
- By: Lili Anolik
- Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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The goddaughter of Igor Stravinsky and a graduate of Hollywood High, Eve Babitz posed in 1963, at age twenty, playing chess with the French artist Marcel Duchamp. She was naked; he was not. The photograph made her an instant icon of art and sex. Babitz spent the rest of the decade rocking and...
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Hollywood's Eve
- Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.
- Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 19-03-20
- Language: English
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