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The Men and the Girls

By: Joanna Trollope
Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
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Lifelong friends, now in their sixties, James, a teacher, and Hugh, a TV personality, both live with attractive women 25 years their junior. But the age difference is a time bomb, ticking away at the heart of both relationships.

Kate's hunger for a life more in keeping with her own age threatens to bring her eight years with James to an end. And how is Julia to cope when her own career begins to blossom while Hugh's is withering before their eyes? The arrival of Miss Beatrice Bachelor, a razor-sharp Oxford spinster, fuels the discontent in both girls.

©1992 Joanna Trollope (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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Loved the ending. I was so worried it was going to be spoilt at the end that I put off listen to the last 2 minutes...

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Each character has his or her due.

The part I enjoyed the most was that none of the characters was predictable and you got to understand each one of them without feeling it distracted from any part of the story. Joanna Trollope is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

Eleanor Brown did a great job narrating. I’m quite picky. I can only think of one other that I have enjoyed listening to as much, Timothy West.

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Superb narration

But an abrupt ending, rather disappointing. The author has created a carefully observed and described time and place in Oxford filled with interesting characters. The narrator brings it all to life perfectly. I would listen to anything that she narrates.

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Wish there had been at least one more chapter

I had listened to this title many years ago and decided to purchase it on Audible since I enjoy Trollope's cozy reads. It was as enjoyable the second go around but I forgot how abruptly it ends. I wish there had been one more chapter, a little bit more neatness of tying up loose ends, but maybe that is because I was so involved in the characters. I did think that the girlfriend made awful relationship choices and life decisions, but I like that Trollope reveals the consequences to her choices without preaching or being predictable.

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A Story of Real Lives...

This is a beautifully narrated story of lives that seem real and relatable. Eleanor Bron's narration of Joanna Trollope's book is a perfect 10.

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