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The Wings of the Dove

By: Henry James
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
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Milly Theale is a young, beautiful, and fabulously wealthy American. When she arrives in London and meets the equally beautiful but impoverished Kate Croy, they form an intimate friendship. But nothing is as it seems: materialism, romance, self-delusion, and ultimately fatal illness insidiously contaminate the glamorous social whirl.

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Public Domain (P)2017 Naxos AudioBooks Classics Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance

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Once you get used to the style of writing this is a beautiful and poignant story well worth listening to

beautiful book

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I found this a real slog, only offset by Juliet Stevenson’s perfect narration. The Portrait of a Lady is a much better work.

Tedious

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This book is unbelievable in its complexity and its attention to detail. I rewind all the time, if you miss a word you can miss out on something key. I just love Juliet Stevenson’s voice and her pace. For me her reading Henry James is the perfect combination.

I always choose Juliet Stevenson if I can

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Not for the faint-hearted. A great story with some superb writing but it is slow. The characters take long- windedness & never saying directly what they mean to the extreme which takes some patience from the listener/reader.

Slow & wordy

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Did not finish it. The reading was good but the material Juliet had to read was boring.

Too obscure and tedious.

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too wordy by far. cannot finish it. really wish I hadn't chosen this one. disappointed

not for me!

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