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The Levant Trilogy

By: Olivia Manning
Narrated by: Lucy Tregear
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 'Fantastically tart and readable' Sarah Waters

'An important 20th-century writer who paints a complex relationship between gender and power with wit and sensitivity' Lauren Elkin

'These books are clearly among the very best fiction about the Second World War' The Sunday Times

'One of the most gifted English writers of her generation' New York Times

As Rommel advances in wartorn Egypt, the lives of the civilian population come under threat. One such couple are Guy and Harriet Pringle, who have escaped the war in Europe only to find the conflict once more on their doorstep, providing a volatile backdrop to their own personal battles.

The civilian world meets the military through the figure of Simon Boulderstone, a young army officer who will witness the tragedy and tension of war on the frontier at first hand.

An outstanding author of wartime fiction, Olivia Manning brilliantly evokes here the world of Egypt and the Levant - Syria, Lebanon and Palestine - with perception and subtlety, humour and humanity©1980 Olivia Manning (P)2025 Orion Publishing Group Limited Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Middle East War Africa
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Lucy Tregear gives an excellent performance of a marvellous book. I remember an expat wedding where the grandeur of the reception saw the men more excited by the test match on TV and in another room sad under occupied wives very drunk. The Levant Trilogy focusses on what people do in their spare time- which is very little and the ordinariness of getting on with each other doing very little. This is my first experience of Olivia Manning’s writing and I am about to embark on the Balkan Trilogy. Thank you very much

A great performance

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One feels as if one was actually there. All the caracters so tipical of those days and so well discribed. This is one author I want to follow.

Well narrated. Kept me good company while at sea.

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I honestly can't remember when I have so enjoyed a series of books. Superbly drawn character, wonderfully evocative writing, and tart and sharp observations throughout.

Excellent narration too which 'fits' the tone of the book perfectly. Highly recommended.

Magnificent

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Brilliant narration as World War 2 is seen through the eyes of a naive young couple throughout Romania, Greece and Egypt.

Brilliant narration

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Surely one of the greatest series of novels about WW2, especially from a woman’s perspective.

A brilliant series of novels.

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