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Wuthering Heights

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Wuthering Heights

By: Emily Brontë
Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
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Michael Kitchen gives us a masterclass in narration with this intelligent and believable performance of Emily Brontë's classic work. Listeners will be swept up in Heathcliff and Cathy's turbulent love affair, not to be released until long after the final word.

The only novel written by Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights was originally published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and at first was thought to be the work of Emily's sister, Charlotte, the author of the classic Jane Eyre.

Wuthering Heights tells the tale of Heathcliff, a young orphaned gypsy boy, who is brought to the windswept moors of Yorkshire by Mr Earnshaw, the master of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff's childhood there is riddled with bullying and humiliation, but the master's daughter, the precocious and untameable Cathy, becomes his ally, and a childhood fondness for one another grows to a great passion.

Following a misunderstanding, Heathcliff believes that Cathy has rejected him, and he leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return after three years have passed. When he returns, now mysteriously rich, he learns of Cathy's marriage to another and vows to focus his passionate nature on merciless revenge. Heathcliff's retribution proves so destructive that left in its wake are not only his enemies, but the very object of his obsession and, ultimately, himself.

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Revenge

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"Search no further. A masterful vocal talent has found a masterpiece of world literature to perform....Kitchen's intoxicatingly rich voice is the perfect medium for Bronte's romantic lyricism." (AudioFile)

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overall: classic, boundary pushing, well written.
performance: very fitting but also very fast paced and hard to follow at times.
story: instantly engaging, grabs you and never lets go.

only not going any 5 stars here because its absolutely needs a second visit and note taking, I definitely didnt grasp the true depth yet, will revisit.

bound to stand the test of time.

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A beautifully written tale with emotional complexity and uniquely dark characterisation.

The narration was well delivered however, if you’re a car listener, some phrases can be hard to hear/discern due to his sudden modulation of volume and pace.

A hauntingly, emotional classic

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The reader’s voice & enactment of the characters. Excellent way to read a book, so easy to engage.

The narration.

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An excellent reading of a powerful novel. It is not a personal favourite of mine, but you cannot deny the emotional force of the novel.

A wonderful narration of a troubling Novel

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A sophisticated writing that’s also raw and intense . Drama , love , jealousy and madness are concepts drenched within this story running multi generational sorrow , grief and obsession . At times hard to follow due to the fast narration style and swapping in and out of characters but overall an enjoyable novel which had me needing to know how it would end .

Not your standard love story

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