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A Gentleman in Moscow

By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
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Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.

The Times Book of the Year 2017
A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017
A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2017
A Daily Express Book of the Year 2017
An Irish Times Book of the Year 2017
One of Barack Obama's Best Books of 2017
Nominated for the 2018 Independent Booksellers Week Award

On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.

Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval.

Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?

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Great story, beautifully written and narrated,totally consuming. I couldn't stop listening, had to know what was going to happen next.

Fantastic,

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I can't tell you what a delight this book was! But I'll try. The story was absorbing, characters strong, and dialogue witty and thoughtful. Imagine hearing about what people are eating and drinking every day in a fancy hotel. Perfect food porn for the lockdown. I could just picture the rooms, the faces, and what people were wearing. There is enough action to make it a good candidate for a movie. A little mystery, too, until the end of the story explains all.
The narrator had that aristocratic drawl that the Count certainly would have had if he spoke English. Very even tempered, unflappable, no matter what happened, The Count is an example of how simple it is to always have good manners.
This book is one that will live in my imagination for a long while.

The narrator couldn't have been more perfect!

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The story was gripping all the way. The narrator had a captivating voice which brought the story to life. Highly recommended!

A story that takes you to Russia. Captivating!

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Not having read/listened to a book of this nature before, I was unsure if I would like it. I read the reviews and it piqued my interest.

I can honestly say I truly enjoyed this book. The author’s command of the English language, the ‘gentleman’ Count Rostov, the telling and the culmination of his story is well worth it and was only surpassed by the narrator. At times I wondered where the story was going to but I’m so glad I stuck with it. I believe you would be too.

A wonderfully eloquent story

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A story that develops like a garden. Slow at first, with little signs of life and a lot of open space, but growing unobserved as seeds are planted before suddenly booming into vibrance and colour.
A little tedious to begin, but certainly worth the read.

Patience is rewarded

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