Poison

De: Susan Fromberg Schaeffer

Narrado por: Justine Eyre

The death of flamboyant writer and womanizer Peter Grosvenor sets in motion a series of spiraling events surrounding his legacy and his estate. His bitter third wife, his two children, his sister, his friends, and his would-be biographers are drawn into a maelstrom of intense memories and painful encounters as each of the major players in Peter's life seeks to appropriate Peter's estate for his or her own purposes. As a complex story of passion, jealousy, and loss unfolds, the figures that had once blossomed in Peter's presence spin off into their own orbits and turn against one another without the anchor of his charismatic presence. Ultimately, the tragedy and scandal that marred his life cannot be ended even by his death.

Susan Fromberg Schaeffer writes with exquisite flavor and measure; character, history, and relationships build into a large, minutely detailed canvas and remind us why she is a master of the epic novel.

©2006 Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[R]ich in fairy tale imagery and in vivid metaphors" (Publishers Weekly)

Entertaining whitewash

The narrator’s accent and vocal fry were practically intolerable by halfway in.

The substance was an obvious whitewash of a well-known crowd of vain and ridiculous literary people and Ouija board enthusiasts obsessed with gossip about themselves.

Otherwise well-written, detailed and entertaining if unreliable bio.