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Marianne

PETERSHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop | [Caroline De Margerie]
    American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop
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    American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 5 mins)
    • By Caroline De Margerie
    • Narrated By Laural Merlington
    Overall
    (3)
    Performance
    (3)
    Story
    (3)

    An American aristocrat - a descendant of founding father John Jay - Susan Mary Alsop (1918–2004) with husband, Joe Alsop, brought together the movers and shakers of not just the United States, but the world. Henry Kissinger remarked that more agreements were concluded in her living room than in the White House. Born in Rome, brought up in Argentina and the United States, Susan Mary arrived in Paris in 1945 to join her first husband, Bill Patten. There she witnessed "history on the boil" at dinners with Winston Churchill, Duff Cooper (the British ambassador and the love of her life), FDR, Greta Garbo, and many others.

    Marianne says: "A fascinating story"
    "A fascinating story"
    Overall
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    I would recommend the book but not the Audible version. The narrator has appaling
    pronunciation of French and English names and titles which is very confusing to the listener. The biography is fascinating.


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    Greatly. She does not know how to pronounce French or British names.
    She pronounces Belvoir Castle as it is written whereas in Britain it is pronounced
    Beaver


    What else would you have wanted to know about Caroline De Margerie’s life?

    Nothing, what is the point of this question, the book is about Susan Mary Alsop


    Any additional comments?

    re edit so that the pronunciation is not so lamentable

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • A Man Lay Dead | [Ngaio Marsh]
    A Man Lay Dead
    UNABRIDGED

    A Man Lay Dead

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Ngaio Marsh
    • Narrated By James Saxon
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (149)
    Performance
    (45)
    Story
    (46)

    The first of Ngaio Marsh's 32 acclaimed mystery novels, this introduces the continuing detective protagonist, Sir Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard. Five guests gather at Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party for the amusing parlor game of "Murder". But they aren't laughing when the lights come up on an actual corpse: the handsome and mysterious Charles Rankin with a dagger in his back.

    W. S. says: "Not the place to start with Ngaio Marsh"
    "good old fashioned British mystery"
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    If you could sum up A Man Lay Dead in three words, what would they be?

    better then Agatha Christie


    What other book might you compare A Man Lay Dead to and why?

    Similar in style to Margery Allingham


    What about James Saxon’s performance did you like?

    I love his voices. He is a good actor


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    too long, but could not wait to get back to it


    Any additional comments?

    good escapist mystery

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Swann's Way | [Marcel Proust]
    Swann's Way
    UNABRIDGED

    Swann's Way

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Marcel Proust
    • Narrated By Neville Jason
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (36)
    Performance
    (33)
    Story
    (30)

    Swann’s Way is the first of seven volumes in Remembrance of Things Past. It sets the scene with the narrator’s memories being famously provoked by the taste of that little cake, the madeleine, accompanied by a cup of lime-flowered tea. It is an unmatched portrait of fin-de-siècle France.

    Darwin8u says: "Not a book one reads but inhabits & floats through"
    "Wonderful"
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    Where does Swann's Way rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    Up near the top


    What other book might you compare Swann's Way to and why?

    It incomparable


    Have you listened to any of Neville Jason’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    no


    Any additional comments?

    Thank you Neville Jason for giving us such a wonderful rendition. I look forward to the rest
    of Proust as read by you

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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