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The Waves

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The Waves

By: Virginia Woolf
Narrated by: Julia Franklin
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Six children - Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis - meet in a garden close to the sea, their voices sounding over the constant echo of the waves that roll back and forth from the shore.

The book follows them as they develop from childhood tao maturity and follow different passions and ambitions; their voices are interspersed with interludes from the timeless and unifying chorus of nature.

©2013 Virginia Woolf (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd
Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

"I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot'" (Virginia Woolf)
"Full of sensuous touches...the sounds of her words can be velvet on the page" ( Daily Telegraph)
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easy to listen to. Great narrative voice. story well constructed and easy to listen to. The waves is a masterpiece.

A timeless novel that never stops given.

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