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Human Croquet

By: Kate Atkinson
Narrated by: Susan Jameson
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Once it had been the great forest of Lythe--a vast and impenetrable thicket of green. And here, in the beginning, lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor, visited once by the great Gloriana herself. But over the centuries, the forest had been destroyed, replaced by Streets of Trees. The Fairfaxes have dwindled, too; now they live in Arden, at the end of Hawthorne Close, and are hardly a family at all.

But Isobel Fairfax, who drops into pockets of time and out again, knows about the past. She is 16 and waiting for the return of her mother--the thin, dangerous Eliza, with her scent of nicotine, Arpège, and sex, whose disappearance is part of the mystery that still remains at the heart of the forest.

©1997 Kate Atkinson (P)2014 AudioGo Ltd. Published by Random House Audiobooks Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Funny Thought-Provoking Mind-bending
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The initial plot seems a bit like her first novel but with less focus. By the end more and more characters are added and I found myself lost in a careering plot. I suspect it was me not seeing the underlying subtlety but ai saw no reason the narrator changes from first person to third person and back again. At the end things seem summed up quickly and unsatisfactorily. A rather frustrating listening experience with bursts of vivid entertainment.

Well written but confused

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Human Croquet is a book I never wanted to end, but couldn’t stop listening to. Susan Jameson’s performance was perfection.

Simply perfect

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I find the inter- twining of lives and stories absolutely remarkable. So clever as to be mind bending. The narration makes the stage complete. Just wonderful.

Staggering

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thre narrator is perfect. great balance of lightness and humor with sincerity and pathos - just like the story.
so much richness in the telling

such a delight

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I love Kate Atkinson books, the way she jumps and leads you hither and thither and you wonder where on earth she's going and then when it hits you and you think - how clever is that! loved this book, I had to buy hard copy as well so I can really enjoy it all over again at my own pace!

another great story

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