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Mrs Osmond

By: John Banville
Narrated by: Amy Finegan
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Mrs Osmond by John Banville, read by Amy Finegan.

'What was freedom, she thought, other than the right to exercise one's choices?'

Isabel Osmond, a spirited, intelligent young heiress, flees to London after being betrayed by her husband, to be with her beloved cousin Ralph on his deathbed. After a sombre, silent existence at her husband's Roman palazzo, Isabel's daring escape to London reawakens her youthful quest for freedom and independence, as old suitors resurface and loyal friends remind her of happier times. But soon Isabel must decide whether to return to Rome to face up to the web of deceit in which she has become entangled, or to strike out on her own once more.

©2017 John Banville (P)2017 Penguin Audio Classics Drama & Plays European Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction World Literature Italy England
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I found this story rather tedious. The characters and plot were lost in a mountain of flowery prose which neither advanced the story nor developed the characters. It took me to chapter 16 to work out what the story was about, I wonder how I persevered to the end! I didn’t find the characters engaging or the story convincing. However the reader was pleasant to listen to.

Mrs Ormond

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