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The Snow Ball
- The Dazzling Christmas Classic
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
When Anna is kissed by a masked figure at a New Year's Eve masquerade ball, a heady dance of seduction begins.
London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of an 18th-century themed masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone, mourning her youth - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious masked figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a heady dance of seduction charged by other clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an erotic frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter....
A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is a dazzling festive classic ripe to seduce a new generation of listeners.
Critic reviews
"Superb [...] Sheer artistic insolence." (Iris Murdoch)
"Brilliantly seductive [...] A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat." (Sarah Waters)
"A magical capering beast by a comet in her day." (Terry Castle)