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Mad World
- Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead
- By: Paula Byrne
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance40
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Story40
A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England’s greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, “Brideshead Revisited”. Evelyn...
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Engrossing for fans of Waugh
- By Paul Jesson on 08-04-23
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Mad World
- Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 19-08-21
- Language: English
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A Moment of War
- By: Laurie Lee
- Narrated by: David Sibley
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance29
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Story28
Brought to you by Penguin. A Moment of War is the powerful and harrowing final book in Laurie Lee's acclaimed trilogy that began with Cider with Rosie Laurie Lee was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spain's civil war. But though he braved icy, storm-swept...
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historic masterpiece
- By Ralph Welsman on 25-12-23
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A Moment of War
- Narrated by: David Sibley
- Series: Cider with Rosie, Book 3
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 24-03-22
- Language: English
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The Loves of My Life
- A Sex Memoir
- By: Edmund White
- Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance17
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Story17
Bloomsbury presents The Loves of My Life by the legendary author Edmund White, a stunning, revelatory memoir of a lifetime of gay love and sex. Read by Joel Froomkin. A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “In his panoply of sexual encounters, Edmund White’s love of sex makes us proud to be human...
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Great book, annoying narrator
- By wokar on 08-02-25
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The Loves of My Life
- A Sex Memoir
- Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 28-01-25
- Language: English
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Levels of Life
- By: Julian Barnes
- Narrated by: Julian Barnes
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall246
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Performance220
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Story220
'You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed...' Julian Barnes's new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together, and about tearing them apart. One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as 'an unparalleled magus of the heart'. This book confirms that opinion.
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The tropics of grief
- By Paul S. Turner on 20-07-14
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Levels of Life
- Narrated by: Julian Barnes
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-04-13
- 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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Gertrude Stein
- An Afterlife
- By: Francesca Wade
- Narrated by: Francesca Wade
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance11
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Story11
'Think of the Bible and Homer, think of Shakespeare and think of me,' wrote Gertrude Stein in 1936. Admirers called her a genius, sceptics a charlatan: she remains one of the most confounding—and contested—writers of the twentieth century. In this literary detective story, Francesca Wade delves into the creation of the Stein myth.
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Fascinating and meticulously researched
- By Amazon Customer on 09-08-25
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Gertrude Stein
- An Afterlife
- Narrated by: Francesca Wade
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 20-05-25
- Language: English
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C. S. Lewis - A Life
- Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet
- By: Alister E. McGrath
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance43
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Story42
In honor of the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, celebrated Oxford don Dr. Alister McGrath presents us with a compelling and definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis, the author of the well-known Narnia series. For more than half a century, C. S. Lewis’ Narnia series has captured the imaginations of millions. In C. S. Lewis - A Life, Dr. Alister McGrath recounts the unlikely path of this Oxford don, who spent his days teaching English literature to the brightest students in the world and his spare time writing.
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Thorough and well written
- By RA on 23-07-15
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C. S. Lewis - A Life
- Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 30-12-12
- Language: English
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My Friend Leonard
- By: James Frey
- Narrated by: Andy Paris
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall89
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Performance75
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Story76
Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring. The father figure is Leonard, the high-living, recovering coke addict, "West Coast Director of a large Italian-American finance firm" (read: mobster) who helped to keep James Frey clean in A Million Little Pieces.
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touching
- By Pauline tate on 10-04-26
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My Friend Leonard
- Narrated by: Andy Paris
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 21-10-05
- Language: English
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Murray Walker
- Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken
- By: Murray Walker, John Nicholl
- Narrated by: Murray Walker
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Abridged
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Overall222
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Performance186
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Story188
The voice of motor racing and much loved public figure – and the man responsible for introducing millions of viewers to the previously inaccessible world of Formula 1 – tells the story of his incident-packed life, with a brand new chapter on his globetrotting adventures since retirement...
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Wonderful to hear Murray's voice again
- By Mr. Elbow on 06-09-16
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Murray Walker
- Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken
- Narrated by: Murray Walker
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 25-09-09
- Language: English
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Letter to My Daughter
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall361
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Performance280
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Story278
For a world of devoted fans, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with...
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a love letter.
- By Anonymous on 17-05-20
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Letter to My Daughter
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 13-10-08
- Language: English
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Christopher Isherwood Inside Out
- By: Katherine Bucknell
- Narrated by: Katherine Bucknell
- Length: 42 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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The story of Christopher Isherwood's life is one of pilgrimage: away from the constraints of inheritance and empire and toward authenticity and spiritual illumination. Isherwood—the author of Goodbye to Berlin, which inspired Cabaret, and A Single Man—was born the heir to a crumbling English estate. He died an icon of gay liberation in California while his partner, Don Bachardy, painted his death portrait.
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Christopher Isherwood Inside Out
- Narrated by: Katherine Bucknell
- Length: 42 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 24-02-26
- Language: English
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Douglas Adams
- The Ends of the Earth
- By: Arvind Ethan David
- Narrated by: Arvind Ethan David, Douglas Adams, Sam Barnett, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance21
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Story21
Douglas Adams, the legendary author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is one of the most beloved authors of all time. Twenty-five years after his death, his books continue to be read by new generations and his creations along with his ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything being “42,” have seeped deep into public consciousness.
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Too much politics and economics
- By Amazon Customer on 08-07-25
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Douglas Adams
- The Ends of the Earth
- Narrated by: Arvind Ethan David, Douglas Adams, Sam Barnett, Stephen Fry
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 24-06-25
- Language: English
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Libertarians on the Prairie
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books
- By: Christine Woodside
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story8
Generations of children have fallen in love with the pioneer saga of the Ingalls family, of Pa and Ma, Laura and her sisters, and their loyal dog. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books have taught millions of Americans about frontier life, giving inspiration to many and in the process becoming icons of our national identity. Yet few realize that this best-selling series wandered far from the actual history of the Ingalls family and from what Laura herself understood to be central truths about pioneer life.
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Scholarly investigation for Laura Ingalls Wilder fan girls
- By Soo on 24-11-25
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Libertarians on the Prairie
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 15-09-16
- Language: English
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Too L.A.
- Letters Never Sent (But Some Were)
- By: Eve Babitz, Lili Anolik
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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In between the partying, the drugs, the love affairs, the 'squalid overboogie' of it all, Eve Babitz made time to chronicle the world as she saw it in works like Eve's Hollywood; Slow Days, Fast Company and Sex and Rage. But Babitz considered her letters 'the kind of writing I do best,' calling...
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Too L.A.
- Letters Never Sent (But Some Were)
- Length: 13 hrs
- Release date: 03-09-26
- Language: English
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On Writers and Writing
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Margaret Atwood
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall96
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Performance83
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Story82
What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High priest of art? Court jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as "gifted", who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift?
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Disappointing
- By TDP on 22-02-21
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On Writers and Writing
- Narrated by: Margaret Atwood
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 18-11-20
- Language: English
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James Baldwin
- A Biography
- By: David Leeming
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall194
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Performance175
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Story174
This is a biography of James Baldwin, author, one-time preacher, and civil rights activist. He chose David Leeming, a close friend and colleague, to write his biography and granted him access to his correspondence. Leeming traces his life from his birth in Harlem in 1924 to his self-imposed exile in Europe, his later years as political activist, and his public funeral in 1987.
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Must try harder
- By John Adamson on 03-05-20
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James Baldwin
- A Biography
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 03-03-15
- Language: English
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Baldwin: A Love Story
- By: Nicholas Boggs
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Bloomsbury presents Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs, read by Ron Butler ‘For me,’ wrote James Baldwin in 1959, ‘the difficulty is to remain in touch with the private life. The private life, his own and that of others, is the writer’s subject – his key and ours to his...
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A legacy lifting work
- By Kuchenga on 06-06-26
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Baldwin: A Love Story
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 29-01-26
- 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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Oscar
- A Life
- By: Matthew Sturgis
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 36 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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Bloomsbury presents Oscar by Matthew Sturgis, read by Jot Davies. The first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years, and the most complete telling of his life and times to date. NOMINATED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2019 'The Book of the Year, perhaps of the decade' TLS 'Simply the best...
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Lots of well-researched information excellently organized
- By Tabby Cat on 23-03-24
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Oscar
- A Life
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 36 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 13-07-23
- Language: English
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Savage Beauty
- The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
- By: Nancy Milford
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 24 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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If F. Scott Fitzgerald was the hero of the Jazz Age, Edna St. Vincent Millay, as flamboyant in her love affairs as she was in her art, was its heroine. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Millay was dazzling in the performance of herself. Her voice was likened to an instrument of seduction, and her impact on crowds and on men was legendary. Yet beneath her studied act, all was not well.
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Savage Beauty
- The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 24 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 29-03-22
- Language: English
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