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Middlesex

By: Jeffrey Eugenides
Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
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‘I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974.’

So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and her truly unique family secret, born on the slopes of Mount Olympus and passed on through three generations.

Growing up in 70s Michigan, Calliope’s special inheritance will turn her into Cal, the narrator of this intersex, inter-generational epic of immigrant life in 20th century America.

Middlesex won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

©2019 Jeffrey Eugenides (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Classics Michigan
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Critic Reviews

"A masterful dissection and reassembling of the American Dream into a shape you will not quite have seen anywhere before." (Daily Telegraph)

"Superb. Warm and beautifully written. Illuminates part of the human soul." (Sunday Times)

"Eugenides is a big and a big-hearted talent." (Jonathan Franzen)

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Engaging book tracing many characters histories and weaving them together with unexpected outcomes. Extremely good oration.

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I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book. Great story that really gave such an excellent account of growing up “differently “. An absolute masterpiece and must read.

The narrator. What a wonderful reader. His adaptability to each character was astonishing.

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Brilliant storyline that keeps you glued !
I thought 24hrs was a long listen when I started but in the end it wasn’t enough .
Nathan Osgood deserve an Oscar for his performance for that is why it was ….much much more than a narrative.
I loved this x

Excellent excellent excellent !

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The narrator was excellent, I loved how he portrayed characters voices. The story was long, but engaging.

A good yarn

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This novel deserves to be read more than once. I loved every single minute of it.

Brilliant in every way.

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