Jaffery
William John Locke
Read by Simon Evers
The book follows the lives of Hilary, the narrator, and three of his friends whom he met at Cambridge. One soon dies - another (Adrian) writes a hugely successful novel and marries Doria. Jaffery is a larger than life character who falls in love with Doria at first sight. Also in the story are Liosha, a fiery Albanian widow rescued from a life of servitude partly by Jaffery’s intervention, and Barbara, the steadfast wife of Hilary.
Their lives change and the story develops as Adrian struggles to write his second novel. (Summary by Simon Evers) (10 hr 15 min)
Chapters
Prologue | 2:08 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 1 | 24:35 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 2 | 20:18 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 3 | 23:57 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 4 | 20:29 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 5 | 25:59 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 6 | 25:12 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 7 | 19:09 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 8 | 28:10 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 9 | 22:16 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 10 | 23:35 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 11 | 27:23 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 12 | 22:57 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 13 | 24:03 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 14 | 28:07 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 15 | 37:16 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 16 | 19:26 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 17 | 27:42 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 18 | 29:09 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 19 | 21:17 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 20 | 21:06 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 21 | 29:48 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 22 | 25:46 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 23 | 21:56 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 24 | 18:24 | Read by Simon Evers |
Chapter 25 | 25:08 | Read by Simon Evers |
Reviews
A Very Good Story
brown
The way one is tossed immediately into the story is refreshing. Simon Evers provides exquisite narration. Good story that everyone can enjoy.
Powerful Story
Scott in Sandy Eggo
Simon Evers narration and WJ Locke’s very clever writing provides something of a complex story of deep moral conflict which is thoroughly believable throughout. The plot twists are quite unexpected but entirely legitimate in retrospect, almost like a great detective novel. But Locke’s careful portrayal of his characters makes it much more than that. The choice of first person narrative is a unique addition to this wonderful book.
wonderful story
Compulsive Reader
Another good story by William John Locke, made very special by narrator Mr. Simon Evers, thank you, JK
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R G
Wonderful, wonderful story! The reader is superb as always. Will have to listen to it again very soon.
Well done.
Washer Woman
Another captivating story by Locke. The characters come alive. Brilliantly read.
fascinating story, read beautifully- too bad there are so many racist comments …
arwei
Oh- the romance!
A LibriVox Listener
I could see and feel every scene. Thank you!
Nadia musarra
Well written and narrated. Interesting story that has twists and turns.