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Title: The Woman Who Waited
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Geoffrey Strachan (translator), Andrei Makine
Narrator: Gregory St. John
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-14-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
This wonderful novel is set in what is known as the Soviet period of stagnation - the 1970s, or late Brezhnev era. The university-educated narrator wistfully looks back on a few months in mid-decade when he left his cynical and jaded friends in Leningrad to travel to a small provincial town near the White Sea. Ostensibly writing about provincial folk customs, but also hoping to gather material for an anti-Soviet satire, he instead meets Vera, a woman much older than he who has waited 30 years for her lover to return from World War II.
Makine, whose previous novels include Dreams of My Russian Summers (1997), presents an elegantly enigmatic tale that explores a number of themes that may seem a little outdated to some listeners but which meld seamlessly with the novel's mise-en-scene, including devotion, duty, and the contradiction between perception and truth. The latter is driven home by the complicated relationship between the narrator and Vera, and the brief moment when he all but morphs into her long-lost lover.
Editorial Reviews:
The Woman Who Waited, by Andrei Makine and translated by Geoffrey Strachan, is the story of a young man who falls for an older woman who has been waiting for her love to return from war for 30 years. Gregory St. John's performance highlights the sensuous language and beautiful imagery of this audiobook. He modulates his voice to accommodate a variety of voices and moods. Listeners will enjoy a romantic trip as they join St. John on her voyage to this small French town.
Members Reviews:
----- especially from the title ----I should not have loved this book as much as I did
Though thatt as a feminist, ----- especially from the title ----I should not have loved this book as much as I did. As it turns out it was more about a man's first impression of " women who wait!" To me, this beautifully crafted prose-poetry was more about the man!,,
Beautiful writing
A well constructed novel with both interior monologue and beautiful imagery. The setting and story is unique and worth the read.
Five Stars
Most excellent, poetic bliss.
Interesting woman
A wonderful, layered story. The atmospherics are terrific and the woman in question is fascinating.
I waited as well
I waited as well but not so long as Vera, one of the protagonists! Thank you so much for your service.
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Title: The Woman Who Waited
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Geoffrey Strachan (translator), Andrei Makine
Narrator: Gregory St. John
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-14-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
This wonderful novel is set in what is known as the Soviet period of stagnation - the 1970s, or late Brezhnev era. The university-educated narrator wistfully looks back on a few months in mid-decade when he left his cynical and jaded friends in Leningrad to travel to a small provincial town near the White Sea. Ostensibly writing about provincial folk customs, but also hoping to gather material for an anti-Soviet satire, he instead meets Vera, a woman much older than he who has waited 30 years for her lover to return from World War II.
Makine, whose previous novels include Dreams of My Russian Summers (1997), presents an elegantly enigmatic tale that explores a number of themes that may seem a little outdated to some listeners but which meld seamlessly with the novel's mise-en-scene, including devotion, duty, and the contradiction between perception and truth. The latter is driven home by the complicated relationship between the narrator and Vera, and the brief moment when he all but morphs into her long-lost lover.
Editorial Reviews:
The Woman Who Waited, by Andrei Makine and translated by Geoffrey Strachan, is the story of a young man who falls for an older woman who has been waiting for her love to return from war for 30 years. Gregory St. John's performance highlights the sensuous language and beautiful imagery of this audiobook. He modulates his voice to accommodate a variety of voices and moods. Listeners will enjoy a romantic trip as they join St. John on her voyage to this small French town.
Members Reviews:
----- especially from the title ----I should not have loved this book as much as I did
Though thatt as a feminist, ----- especially from the title ----I should not have loved this book as much as I did. As it turns out it was more about a man's first impression of " women who wait!" To me, this beautifully crafted prose-poetry was more about the man!,,
Beautiful writing
A well constructed novel with both interior monologue and beautiful imagery. The setting and story is unique and worth the read.
Five Stars
Most excellent, poetic bliss.
Interesting woman
A wonderful, layered story. The atmospherics are terrific and the woman in question is fascinating.
I waited as well
I waited as well but not so long as Vera, one of the protagonists! Thank you so much for your service.