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The Weekend
- Narrated by: Taylor Owynns
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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The Weekend
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Publisher's Summary
From the Winner of the 2016 Stella Prize for The Natural Way of Things.
Four older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three. Can they survive together without her? They are Jude, a once-famous restaurateur, Wendy, an acclaimed public intellectual, and Adele, a renowned actress now mostly out of work.
Struggling to recall exactly why they've remained close all these years, the grieving women gather for Christmas at Sylvie's old beach house - not for festivities but to clean the place out before it is sold. Without Sylvie to maintain the group's delicate equilibrium, frustrations build and painful memories press in.
Fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests and too much wine collide in a storm that brings long-buried hurts to the surface - and threatens to sweep away their friendship for good.
Critic Reviews
“A compelling and vivid look at the friendships we make as women. Honest, unsettling and, like all good literature, had me asking questions about life and myself.” (Heather Rose, author of The Museum of Modern Love, winner of the 2017 Stella Prize)
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- Anonymous User
- 21-01-2020
The weekend - review
Loved this book, what a wonderful story hope there is a sequel, thank you! Charlotte
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-2020
The Weekend
A great story with strong female characters. So good to listen to a story about older female relationships with all their flaws.
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- Suz Ashton
- 06-05-2020
Tedious
Shoot me now. I almost died of boredom trying to get through the first hour. Perhaps because I grew up on Sydney’s Nth Shore I live in fear of becoming one of these women. For that reason I couldn’t or wouldn’t engage with the narrative. The story was pedestrian and suffocatingly inane - like their lives. Was Charlotte Wood taking a pot shot at aging Nth Shore housewives? Narrow minded and Boring self obsessed women? If so, she nailed it!
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- Wendy Marsh
- 14-03-2020
Not bad
Thought the story was a bit jumpy and kept "losing" what was happening. Failed to hold my interest so took a while to finish. The last part of the book was probably better and way more interesting than the beginning.
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- Caro, Perth
- 10-04-2024
Something different
This book was definitely not my usual read but I did enjoy it. Much of the internal dialogue was very familiar and I felt like I could see flashes of girlfriends I have in the characters. I don’t think too much about old but this book made me reflect on that reality - what will stay with me was the writer asking “if we hadn’t been friends for 30years would I choose to be friends with this person?” Food for thought.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-06-2022
Excellent narration!
Loved every word of it, the acting, the perfect wording and voice. Very thoughtful acting.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-2019
Could not quite believe
I found it very slow and could not believe these three women were life long friends. I love that there is a book about women's friendships, so I wanted to love it, but was sadly disappointed.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-04-2022
Really enjoyed this!
A beautiful reflection of female relationships; their flaws and the different types of love that hold them together.
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- ej
- 23-07-2022
Not for me
I felt the book contained tedious characters that did not appeal to me at all
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- Lisa G
- 07-11-2019
A great read!
Loved this story from beginning to end. Will make you re-think friends and friendships, aging and dying, life and living.
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