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A Kind of Loving

By: Stan Barstow
Narrated by: Richard Huw
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Summary

 In post war Britiain a new writing style emerged from the bleak times. It was commonly known as "kitchen sink drama". That sounds a little disrespectful now, perhaps, but these stories brought realism and raw emotion to their readers.

Stan Barstow's A Kind of Loving finds Vic Brown in a bleak Yorkshire industrial town, striving for maturity in his relationship with girlfriend Ingrid and her small-town ways. The story examines in great detail his feelings as the relationship develops.

Richard Huw perfectly captures the mood and the character in his reading.

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Losing a star as I wish it was unabridged. It loses its charm somewhat as you hear very little about other family members

Wish it was unabridged

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But I wish it wasn’t abridged and there were 6 interruptions of the narratives causing me to miss the plot of the story. I think you should check the quality of this recording and repair it. As a new customer , I hope that subsequent books that I listen to are in perfect condition.

A good story

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An old fashioned kitchen sink drama. One has to look beyond the sexist language and attitudes of Vic to be able to listen to this story.

Blast from the Past

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please get some more of thisauthors work very true to life if possible the watchers on the shore and the right true end because it was a trilogy following vic brown

loved the series

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Hearing this One of my fondest book's I have ever read ; was so pleasing and gave me
a chance to analyse how the audible version compared to the dog eared novel I have
had in my possession since I was a child.
Stan Barstow wrote A Kind Of Loving to make his reader's aware of how a young lad,
in the 1960s is awoken to lesson's in love. Victor Brown is an easy going lad who is content
with his steady job at a drawing office and his Saturday job in a music shop. Then one day
just after the Christmas holiday's along comes Ingrid Rothwell. He becomes smitten and so
begins Victor's emotional journey of love and loss.
The story of A Kind Of Loving is a classic. I find the situation that Victor finds himself in once
he begins to court the demanding Ingrid Rothwe , recognisable.. ' Vic ' is attentive and loving towards
Ingrid at first. Then once the reality of a life of marriage begins to look a certainty. He is suddenly left
wondering why he even chased Ingrid in the first place and he becomes disallusioned with how his
once carefree lifestyle has become one of his feeling trapped by a young woman he discovers he no longer
love's anymore.
I have read this fine story many times after first discovering the paperback when I was a teenager. The
character's of Vic and Ingrid are fascinating and I am fond of them both. But Victor is the character I find myself
wanting to help and hope gets all his turmoil straightened out.
Richard Hew reads this story very well and brings out the tension and feelings which I have always experienced
by reading Stan Barstow's Kind Of Loving.

Thanks

Craig Minto.

' A Kind and Loving Story '.

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