Be careful what you wish for a novel
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- ISBN: 9781427243256
- ISBN: 1427243255
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 39 min., 37 sec.)) : digital. - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Macmillan Audio, ℗2014.
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General Note: | Downloadable audio file. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Alex Jennings. |
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Subject: | Family secrets -- Fiction Families -- Great Britain -- Fiction Social classes -- Great Britain -- Fiction Fiction FICTION -- Sagas Families Family secrets Social classes Great Britain |
Genre: | Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Fiction. Suspense fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Audiobooks. |
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- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2014 July
Emma Clifton rushes to the hospital to learn the fate of her son, who has been injured in a car crash. This scene launches a story packed with compelling twists and turns. Alex Jennings's skillful narration deftly unveils the large cast of characters as they maneuver through the nonstop action. The likable Harry and Emma Clifton are pitted against the manipulations of venal Don Pedro Martinez. After the ominous beginning, the story progresses through betrayals and unlikely alliances as Barrington Shipping struggles to build and launch a luxury ocean liner. Jennings connects with each character for a satisfying, enjoyable listen. M.N.T. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews - Audio And Video Online Reviews 1991-2018
The fourth installment in the Clifton Chronicles spans not quite a decade, from the late 1950s to the mid-'60s. Major upheavals are in store for the Clifton family, including a near-fatal auto accident (which opens the book) that nearly takes the life of Harry and Emma's son, Sebastian, and that is soon revealed to have been no accident; and a shake-up in the power structure of the family business, the Barrington Shipping Company, that sees the return of a persistent villain. British actor Jennings turns in a sterling performance here, tackling the large, multinational cast with gusto: he not only gives us a variety of English accents (upper class, working class, and regional variations) but he also gives us an excellent Argentinean accent (for Don Pedro Martinez, one of the story's major villains); a spot-on Scottish accent (for one of the board members at the shipping company); and a passable, if slightly British-inflected, American accent (for Harry's U.S. literary agent). An epic-sized performance for this epic-sized story. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.