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Mr. Loverman

A Novel

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Mr. Loverman

By: Bernardine Evaristo
Narrated by: Robin Miles, Ron Butler
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Barrington Jedidiah Walker is 74 and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney, London, for years. A flamboyant character with a fondness for William Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather - and also secretly gay.

His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?

With an abundance of laugh-out-loud humor and wit, Mr. Loverman explodes cultural myths and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.

©2014 Bernardine Evaristo (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
African American Fiction Humorous Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Marriage Witty Funny
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Wonderful

I enjoyed this book immensely. Funny and deeply insightful book dealing with difficult topics, great performance.

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A must read!

This book was fantastic from start to finish. The story is very compelling and beautifully written. I love the verbosity of the author, the words have a deliciousness to them. The narrators are both excellent but the bulk of the narration is done by Ron Butler and he moves seamlessly between accents, characters, both male and female, young and old. I loved this book and would highly recommend!

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10 Stars

Excellent!! The narrators deserve 10 stars. each. Robin Miles is a favorite. The story held me at every wordm. The humor

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Enthralling fiction that happens to be gay.

Best narration of a novel I've heard. The accents are believable with each reader catching the feel of all the characters such that you can feel the interaction of personalities from both viewpoints.

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A lot of fun

Me. Lover man is a light hearted story. The Carribean dialect is fun to listen to.
You are drawn in by by the interesting turn of phrase. No doubt I will enjoy listening to Mr. Lover man again and again.

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Very well written…

Author used all the literary tools! Fantastic authorship…unexpectedly great!! Narration pretty good as well.

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Oh My Aching Diaphram!

This is a novel that ticks all of my boxes: the setting is interesting, the characters are attractive, the story is compelling and it is as funny as all get out. So funny that I got funny looks from people on the other side of the street when I fairly shouted with laughter. This is a real tour de force dealing with family, secrecy and why there may always be a downlow. Barrington
Walker is a retired autoworker and property owner who immigrated from Antigua (said An ti ga, Antigua is in Guatemala) to London fifty years earlier. He is a father, grandfather and a secretly gay man who is being driven crazy by his church loving wife, Carmel. The dual narration from Robin Miles and Ron Butler really captures the many voices of London and Antigua making the story even more heartbreaking and funny.

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Realistic Love Story

Love this book! A real life love story! The narrators were simply amazing bringing more life, laughter, and sadness to the book! This book will forever stay in my library!

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A Caribbean story with a happy ending

The performance was great! Also, I haven’t read a Caribbean in a while that had a happy ending- with personal growth from Caribbean boomers, to boot - and I’m here for it.

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Don’t miss this one.

Excellent story. I will listen more than once. Married couple living a lie for decades but find happiness in their old age. Very touching and smart and funny.

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