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Adele

By: Leïla Slimani, Sam Taylor
Narrated by: Finty Williams
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Summary

Adèle appears to have the perfect life. A respected journalist, she lives in a flawless Parisian apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of 'having it all', she is bored - and consumed by an insatiable need for sex, whatever the cost. Struggling to contain the twin forces of compulsion and desire, she begins to orchestrate her life around her one night stands and extramarital affairs, arriving late to work and lying to her husband about where she's been, until she becomes ensnared in a trap of her own making.

An erotic and daring story - with electrically clear writing - Adèle will captivate listeners with its exploration of addiction, sexuality, and one woman's quest to feel alive.

©2019 Leïla Slimani (P)2019 Faber & Faber Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Marriage
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Liked the story shame about the ending especially as there is no follow up as the story was left hanging. Would have loved to find out how Adele's life works out in the end

good listen

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The reader was not convincing as the central character..instead giving the impression that she did not believe anything.

Interesting book poor choice of reader

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I’m glad I wasn’t swayed by the negative reviews, as I ended up loving this. It’s a character study of a desperate woman, so it’s not a plot driven thriller like Lullaby, however I was captivated throughout, fascinated and repulsed by Adele in equal measure

Hypnotic

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This was a stilted and quite uncomfortable read. Unlike Lullaby that I really enjoyed and felt it was a real life story, this was like the author wanted to make as much money as possible and do a Fifty Shades of Grey type of reading!

I could not feel any empathy with the main character, in fact I really disliked her and thought she was controlling arrogant selfish woman.
All in all mediocre.

Not a patch on Lullaby

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The subject area is interesting but this story didn’t do it for me. I found the character of Adele one-dimensional and the ending was unsatisfying. I thought Lullaby was a better, more compelling read.

Not for me

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