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A Change of Climate

By: Hilary Mantel
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
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Ralph and Anna Eldred live in the big Red House in Norfolk, raising their four children and devoting their lives to charity. But the constant flood of 'good souls and sad cases' welcomed into their home hides the growing crises in their own family. From the violent townships of South Africa to the windswept countryside of Norfolk, this is an epic yet subtle family saga about what happens when trust is broken...

©1994 Hilary Mantel (P)2011 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Africa Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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Hilary Mantel's ability to bring characters to life is supreme. Unfolding the tragedies of human existence in a powerful way, this novel spans the awfulness of the years of early apartheid in South Africa, and returns from the vastness of the veld to parochial Norfolk. The people, the countryside, the tussle between love, betrayal, hope and loss are brilliantly explored in a novel I found hard to put down. An unforgettable tale, beautifully narrated and a fitting reading of the work of such a talented author.

Powerful tragedy by a world class author.

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

The pace of the first half of the book was so slow that I got bored and broke off listening to it but kept returning as I felt the story could eventually start and be a good book. It could be condensed into half to make it more gripping.

What other book might you compare A Change of Climate to, and why?

No idea on this

Which character – as performed by Sandra Duncan – was your favourite?

None, they all seemed rather lifeless

Was A Change of Climate worth the listening time?

No

Any additional comments?

I tried several times to listen to this book but it was so slow and the characters had no real appeal that 3/4 of the way through the first half of the book I gave up completely.

Very slow

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Excellent.
Narrator superb.
Talking books on my iPhone has add a whole new dimension to my life and really improved my sleep pattern. Thank you.

Addictive!

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A wonderfully executed novel. Full of the sense of place. The destinies, absences of agency, and pathos are well realised. The characters are real and the narration is great. This book is worth listening too.

A wonderfully executed novel

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I am so pleased that I chose this book. Hilary Mantel is a brilliant writer. This is an engrossing story, beautifully written, and narration excellent.

Wonderful

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