
Clea
The Alexandria Quartet, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Nicholas Boulton
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Lawrence Durrell
"I knew that Clea would share everything with me, withholding nothing - not even the look of complicity which women reserve only for their mirrors."
In Clea, the concluding part of the Alexandria Quartet, Darley returns to Alexandria now caught by war-fever. The conflagration has its effect on his circle - on Nessim and Justine, Balthazar and Clea, Mountolive and Pombal - and a clarity of purpose emerges as the story moves toward its cadence.
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Rather than being an overt spy novel, Clea.and the rest of the Alexandria Quartet approach the subject subtlely as England struggles to hold onto its Empire and political power. With the series occupying #70 on the #modernlibrarytop100novels , I continue my appreciation for being challenged to read novels I might have overlooked otherwise. Having taken advantage of the #audible option for the series, I have developed great appreciation for voice actor #nicholasboulton who read three of the four novels, particularly his characterization of #scoble , the ancient British transvestite, former pirate and present day police officer and spy master who ultimately achieved sainthood by the people of Alexandria. His is a fascinating character.
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