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Narrado por:
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Juliet Stevenson
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De:
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Sarah Waters
From the best-selling author of The Little Stranger, an enthralling novel about a widow and her daughter who take a young couple into their home in 1920s London.
It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned; the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa, a large silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and even servants, life is about to be transformed, as impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers.
With the arrival of Lilian and Leonard Barber, a modern young couple of the "clerk class", the routines of the house will be shaken up in unexpected ways. Little do the Wrays know just how profoundly their new tenants will alter the course of Frances' life - or, as passions mount and frustration gathers, how far-reaching, and how devastating, the disturbances will be.
Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize three times, Sarah Waters has earned a reputation as one of our greatest writers of historical fiction, and here she has delivered again. A love story, a tension-filled crime story, and a beautifully atmospheric portrait of a fascinating time and place, The Paying Guests is Sarah Waters' finest achievement yet.
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"Awesome, full-bodied novel. 'It's like she's saying, hey dudes, this is how you do it'." (Stephen King, via Twitter)
“Superb, bewitching.... Forget about Fifty Shades of Grey; this novel is one of the most sensual you will ever read, and all without sacrificing either good taste or a 'G' rating.... [The Paying Guests] is a magnificent creation, a book that doubles as a time machine, flinging us back not only to postwar London, but also to our own lost love affairs, the kind that left us breathless.” (NPR)
“A beautifully observed tale of murder, suspense, crumbling class distinctions and steamy lesbian love in post-Edwardian London. Like something Virginia Woolf might have written if she’d been racier.” (People)
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Where does The Paying Guests rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the most amazing and moving performances I've ever heard. Maybe the best ever!What did you like best about this story?
The performanceHave you listened to any of Juliet Stevenson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the best of all of them. She's masterful.Juliet Stevenson is a genius
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If you could sum up The Paying Guests in three words, what would they be?
A great read.Who was your favorite character and why?
Frances, as the protagonist, was clearly my favorite, but I also liked Lillian. Frances perhaps the most as the the voice of the novel and the one we are most intimate with as she goes about her life.Have you listened to any of Juliet Stevenson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Not sure as I listen to so many books. Ms. Stevenson was excellent. I will look for her again, most certainly.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
My reaction was visceral. The prose was captivating as was the sense of place and times. There was an intimacy with the character that deeply moved me.Any additional comments?
I am telling all my friends who love to read GREAT books to read this one. Ms. Waters is a rare and exceptionally talented writer. Brava!A perfect literary novel with suspense
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Brilliant Narration of an Excellent Story
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Once again.
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Feel bad
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perfect quarentine distraction
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Not Historical Fiction
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Definitely recommend for bored mystery lovers.
Awesome fun. Read or
Unique and satisfying
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Love, murder, and a British accent!
Amazing
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Would you listen to The Paying Guests again? Why?
Yes. Juliet Stevenson's narration was stunning, nuanced, dramatic, engrossing, and beautiful—lending even more weight to Sarah Waters' detailed and lovingly told story. The narrative itself, though slow at the beginning, grew in tension, until I was literally holding my breath to see what happens next.What other book might you compare The Paying Guests to and why?
The Paying Guests reminded me a little of the atmosphere created by Peter Cameron in Coral Glynn, which also has terrific and taunt narration, in this case by Simon Prebble. If repression has a sound, both The Paying Guests and Coral Glynn have found it.Which character – as performed by Juliet Stevenson – was your favorite?
I loved Stevenson's interpretation of Frances Wray—just the right amount of angst, desire and repression, but also goodness and self awareness.If you could rename The Paying Guests, what would you call it?
I wouldn't do that. The title is perfect.Any additional comments?
Going forward, I want all of my books to be read by Juliet Stevenson.Stunning
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