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  • August Folly

  • A Virago Modern Classic
  • By: Angela Thirkell
  • Narrated by: Jilly Bond
  • Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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August Folly

By: Angela Thirkell
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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Publisher's summary

It's August in the Barsetshire village of Worsted, and Richard Tebben, just down from Oxford, is contemplating the gloomy prospect of a long summer in the parental home. But the numerous and impossibly glamorous Dean family - exquisite Rachel, her capable husband and six of their nine brilliant children - have come for the holidays, and their hostess, Mrs. Palmer, plans to rope everyone into performing in her disastrous annual play.

Surrounded by the irrepressible Deans, Richard and his sister, Margaret, cannot help but have their minds broadened, spirits raised and hearts smitten.

©2016 Angela Thirkell (P)2016 Hachette Audio UK
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Excellent reader for this early-ish Thirkell

I usually prefer reading to listening, but this rendition is superbly done and enhances Thirkell’s story. I wish Audible had the whole sequence instead of a handful of the early books!

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