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All Change
- De: Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Narrado por: Penelope Wilton
- Duración: 15 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 122
The final book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It is the 1950s and as the Cazalets' beloved matriarch, the Duchy, passes away, she takes with her the last remnants of a world - of great houses and servants, of class and tradition - in which the Cazalets have thrived. Louise, now divorced, becomes entangled in a painful affair; while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Howard finished strong
- De Peter White en 04-24-17
- All Change
- De: Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Narrado por: Penelope Wilton
A wonderful wrap-up
Revisado: 02-18-24
I’ve loved the first four Cazalet novels for many years. This book, while not as well edited perhaps? - there are so many odd repetitions - does a satisfying job of filling in the later years, of who ended up doing what and how it all settled. But my strongest praise is for the narrator, Penelope Wilton, whose lovely voice is perfect for this tale. The women characters, of course, but also the men and children reveal themselves through the clarity and deep understanding of her superb reading.
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Julian Fellowes's Belgravia (Omnibus Season 2)
- De: Julian Fellowes
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 15 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,435
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,010
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,982
Julian Fellowes's Belgravia is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. Set in the 1840s, when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is peopled by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond's new legendary ball, one family's life will change forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fellowes is a Brand but the Narrator is a Marvel!
- De M. T. Mirabile en 08-14-16
Not quite as expected, but it has charmed me
Revisado: 12-04-16
If you could sum up Julian Fellowes's Belgravia in three words, what would they be?
Charming Brit-lit melodrama. This book isn't really in the same category as either Fellowes' earlier book Snobs (a MARVELLOUS read) or Downton Abbey (a fully realized TV series). If you expect either of those, you will likely be disappointed. However, it is an intricately plotted, beautifully-narrated (Juliet Stevenson, superbly delivering all the accents) puzzle of ambition, dishonesty, love, scandal, and family secrets. It isn't subtle or deep; in fact it's often stereotypical, cliched, and even a bit repetitive... but it is fairly entertaining, and exactly the thing to provide distraction on a daily bus commute.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Juliet Stevenson carries this story higher than it would have gone with a lesser reader.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No, it isn't that deep. I feel perhaps Belgravia was written as notes for a screenplay, or possibly the plot notes were handed off from Fellowes to an assistant for finishing; or something. It doesn't have any of the depth or subtlety of his book 'Snobs' which I loved.
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