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Tulip Fever

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Tulip Fever

By: Deborah Moggach
Narrated by: Rula Lenska
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Seventeenth-century Amsterdam is a city in the grip of tulip mania, basking in the wealth it has generated.

Sophia’s husband Cornelis, an ageing merchant, is among those grown rich from this exotic new flower. To celebrate, he commissions a talented young artist to paint him with his young bride. But as the portrait grows, so does the passion between Sophia and the painter; and as ambitions, desires and dreams breed an intricate deception, their reckless gamble propels their lives towards a thrilling and tragic conclusion.

©1999 Deborah Moggach (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Urban Women's Fiction City
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"Sumptuous prose ... reads like a thriller." ( The New York Times Book Review)
Intriguing Story • Gripping Plot Twists • Captivating Performance • Vocal Actor Nuances • Engaging Character Perspectives
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love the details provided by the author and tune of the performance. great story!! love it.

Slow, but Enjoyable!

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felt like I was listening to a story that was only half complete. the characters were hardly developed, and I didn't find myself rooting for any of them. I felt very apathetic about what was going to happen to the characters. but the narration was great.

felt like half a story

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At first it is a bit hard to get used to the voice(s) of the narrator, but she does a very good job overall (specially performing drunk songs!). The story isn’t great but it is enough to catch your curiosity; the book starts in a slow pace (the strategy of having small chapters, told according to individual characters’ perspectives, seems odd - it takes a while to get used to it) but picks up momentum towards the middle. The story has a few turns and climaxes that get you hooked. Nothing exceptional, but it has been a nice entertainment.

Nice entertainment

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Overall this was a captivating and easy listen. The story was interesting and easy to follow even though it switched between several characters. The ending did seem very rushed compared to the rest of the dtory, but it was still a good read.

The ending seemed rushed

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It was well written and an easy listen, starts off slow but quickly picks up.

Finished in a day

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Story is fascinating! Real treat is the vocal actor that brings the nuances of the characters to life. Brilliant performance!

Fantastic Reading

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This was very good story with a lot of twists and turns And unbelievable conniving! A little bawdy but it did show real life!

I liked it!

A good story

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This book was unpredictable in many ways which made it fun to listen to. The reader was excellent as she navigated between half a dozen characters. I listened on a trip to Amsterdam and it was perfect for the history and the setting the time of The Golden Age in Holland.

Very interesting book

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I love this book and couldn't wait to listen to it each day! Now I can't wait to see the movie!

Well worth a credit!

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I liked the various quotes at the beginning of each chapter. It is very well narrated.

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