The Captives
Gelesen von Peter Tucker
Hugh Walpole
(4,045 Sterne; 11 Bewertungen)
A story of alienation from the society which holds one captive, told from the standpoint of a young woman whose life is suddenly disrupted, leading her into a stumbling progression through constrained social cliques and frustrated romantic attachments, haunted by religious shadows. (Summary by Peter Tucker) (17 hr 2 min)
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Kim B
(5 Sterne)
What excellent reading of a story about a character torn by the conflict between her insistent drive to be her true self and a world that tries very hard to prevent it. A satisfying listen.
WN
(5 Sterne)
The book and its heroine are extremely irritating, but the reader is absolutely superb amd engaging.