
The Book of Ebenezer le Page
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Narrated by:
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Roy Dotrice
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By:
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G. B. Edwards
About this listen
Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late 20th century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between England and France yet a world away from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the story of those he has known. He writes of family secrets and feuds, unforgettable friendships and friendships betrayed, love glimpsed and lost.
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page is a beautifully detailed chronicle of a life, but it is equally an oblique reckoning with the traumas of the 20th century, as Ebenezer recalls both the men lost to the Great War and the German Occupation of Guernsey during World War II, and looks with despair at the encroachments of commerce and tourism on his beloved island.
©1981 Edward P. de G. Chaney (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Fascinating
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What did you like most about The Book of Ebenezer le Page?
It created the world of Ebenezer in the way that folk remember.What did you like best about this story?
It was beautifully observed and delicately handledWhich character – as performed by Roy Dotrice – was your favourite?
Oh, I haven't got a favourite. Roy Dotrice brought them all to life so beautifully.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Absolutely. I even took it to bed with me and listened half the night.Any additional comments?
I would recommend this book to anyone. It is a beautiful story, very sensitively written and narrated. I thoroughly enjoyed it.Wonderful warm story
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Magnificent
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Thoughtful, and measured, it is a book to be treasured slowly and returned to frequently.
A truly wonderful book!
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a most relaxing listen
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a wonderful listen
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A gem
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Listen You Will Not Be Dissapointed
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Beautifully bittersweet fictional memoir
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Someone, I don't remember who, had borrowed my copy and not returned it so I went to Amazon to buy another. Imagine my joy when I saw that Audible had a recording of it and that it was the very same one that I had enjoyed so much all those years ago.
It has been a long held desire to listen to it again. I loved it.
There is no plot as such, but Ebenezer tells his life story so charmingly and truthfully that one feels a strong connection with him and his characters.
Do not read or listen to this book if you like mysteries or murders or sex scenes; it is about people.
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