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Frog Music

By: Emma Donoghue
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
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Inspired by a true unsolved crime, Frog Music is a gripping historical novel by Emma Donoghue, author of the multi-million-copy bestseller Room.

San Francisco, 1876: a stifling heat wave and smallpox epidemic have engulfed the City.

Deep in the streets of Chinatown live three former stars of the Parisian circus: Blanche, now an exotic dancer at the House of Mirrors, her lover Arthur and his companion Ernest.

When an eccentric outsider joins their little circle, secrets unravel, changing everything – and leaving one of them dead.

A New York Times bestseller, Frog Music is a dark and compelling story of intrigue and murder.

 Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Witty

Critic Reviews

‘Time and again, Emma Donoghue writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before.’ Ann Patchett
‘Emma Donoghue is one of the great literary ventriloquists of our time. Her imagination is kaleidoscopic. She steps borders and boundaries with great ease and style. In her hands the centuries dissolve, and then they crystallize back again into powerful words on the page.’ Colum McCann
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I loved the narrator! Came to dislike the frequent changes from past and current story. Appreciated the way the story illustrated the discrimination of women in the turn of the century.

Good storyline mixed with history romance and suspense

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Emma Donoghue does such a good job at developing the characters and I found myself caught up on their tragic and compelling lives. A great production with overall good performance.

Heart breaking

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