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The Book of V.: A Novel
Escrito por Anna Solomon
Narrado por Dara Rosenberg, Eva Kaminsky e Gabra Zackman
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Book club pick…
“The Book of V.” is both Emma Roberts’ Belletrist book club and “Good Morning America”’s pick for May 2020. “This book will transport you, something we all could use these days. From a palace in ancient Persia to a wild party in 1970's Washington, D.C., to treelined Brooklyn in early 2016, you'll lose yourself in these words and get out of your head,” author Anna Solomon told “GMA.”
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An Audiofile Earphones Award-winning production
For fans of The Hours and Fates and Furies, a bold, kaleidoscopic novel intertwining the lives of three women across three centuries as their stories of sex, power, and desire finally converge in the present day.
Lily is a mother and a daughter. And a second wife. And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment she’s grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires, while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife in 2016.
Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington DC But one night he demands a humiliating favor, and her refusal to obey changes the course of her life—along with the lives of others.
Esther is a fiercely independent young woman in ancient Persia, where she and her uncle’s tribe live a tenuous existence outside the palace walls. When an innocent mistake results in devastating consequences for her people, she is offered up as a sacrifice to please the King, in the hopes that she will save them all.
In Anna Solomon's The Book of V., these three characters' riveting stories overlap and ultimately collide, illuminating how women’s lives have and have not changed over thousands of years.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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Comece a ouvirDados do livro
The Book of V.: A Novel
Escrito por Anna Solomon
Narrado por Dara Rosenberg, Eva Kaminsky e Gabra Zackman
Nota do Editor
Book club pick…
“The Book of V.” is both Emma Roberts’ Belletrist book club and “Good Morning America”’s pick for May 2020. “This book will transport you, something we all could use these days. From a palace in ancient Persia to a wild party in 1970's Washington, D.C., to treelined Brooklyn in early 2016, you'll lose yourself in these words and get out of your head,” author Anna Solomon told “GMA.”
Descrição
An Audiofile Earphones Award-winning production
For fans of The Hours and Fates and Furies, a bold, kaleidoscopic novel intertwining the lives of three women across three centuries as their stories of sex, power, and desire finally converge in the present day.
Lily is a mother and a daughter. And a second wife. And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment she’s grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires, while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife in 2016.
Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington DC But one night he demands a humiliating favor, and her refusal to obey changes the course of her life—along with the lives of others.
Esther is a fiercely independent young woman in ancient Persia, where she and her uncle’s tribe live a tenuous existence outside the palace walls. When an innocent mistake results in devastating consequences for her people, she is offered up as a sacrifice to please the King, in the hopes that she will save them all.
In Anna Solomon's The Book of V., these three characters' riveting stories overlap and ultimately collide, illuminating how women’s lives have and have not changed over thousands of years.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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I enjoyed it, but I do agree with the reader who commented about parts being drawn out (Vashti figuring out how the story would be told...) I did like to unexpected connection between the stories, though. If you're reading this review, then the book is worth your time.
Rating: 4I can't say i dislike this, but i can't say it got my attention while listening to it.
The action was slow placed and i often spaced out. The level of details in some places felt too much. I think it's described in 5-10 minutes how Lily is talking about Vera, the first wife.
Rating: 3The action was slow placed and i often spaced out. The level of details in some places felt too much. I think it's described in 5-10 minutes how Lily is talking about Vera, the first wife.