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The Glimpses of the Moon

By: Edith Wharton
Narrated by: Kate Harper
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 Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim without the wealth and society that their more privileged friends take for granted. Nick and Susy agree to separate when either encounters a more eligible proposition.

However, as they honeymoon in friends' lavish houses, from a villa on Lake Como to a Venetian palace, jealous passions and troubled consciences cause the idyll to crumble.

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I loved this from the start. Kate Harper’s narration was beautiful - mellow and perfectly matched with the contemplative atmosphere of the story, and never intrusive. Wharton’s characterisation is superb; her acute observations of the little twists and turns of character development of the key players brings these people to life so vividly, they are totally convincing. I am looking forward to my next Wharton.

Fascinating observation of characters

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Fabulous story that had me in tears at times. Shoes the worst and best in people.

Love money and status

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The bullfrog-like voice of audible bursts in the very second the novel ends, ruining the elgaic mood. However, I liked the reader's interpretation of Suzy, making her more playful and accessible than I had imagined. It's a charming book, an antidote to The House of Mirth and minus the anti-semitism.

The ugly voice of Audible spoils every book.

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A well constructed love story, lots of careful analysis of feelings partnered with the social pressures of the times and their expectations. I really enjoyed it. A cut above the current TV spectacular "The Guilded Âge." She was a gifted writer.

Worth a listen if you like a rattling good, if predictable, love story

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Unusual story, definitely "food for thought".
An excellent portrayal of a life gone by - and the social climbers of the time.
Well narrated.

Unusual

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