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Absolutely and Forever

by Rose Tremain
Jane McDowell
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A piercing story of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers
Marianne Clifford, 15, only child of a peppery army colonel and his vain wife, Lal, falls helplessly and absolutely for Simon Hurst, 18, whose cleverness and physical beauty suggest that he will go forward into a successful and monied future, helped on by doting parents. But fate intervenes. Simon's plans are blown off course, and Marianne is forced to bury her dreams of a future together.
Narrating her own story, characterising herself as ignorant and unworthy, Marianne's telling use of irony and smart thinking gradually suggest to us that she has underestimated her own worth. We begin to believe that - in the end, supported by her courageous Scottish friend, Petronella - she will find the life she never stops craving. But what we can't envisage is that beneath his blithe exterior, Simon Hurst has been nursing a secret which will alter everything.
©2023 Rose Tremain (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Publisher: Random House Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781529910810
  • File size: 147847 KB
  • Release date: September 21, 2023
  • Duration: 05:08:00

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  • ISBN: 9781529910810
  • File size: 147871 KB
  • Release date: September 21, 2023
  • Duration: 05:07:57
  • Number of parts: 6

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Brought to you by Penguin.
A piercing story of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers
Marianne Clifford, 15, only child of a peppery army colonel and his vain wife, Lal, falls helplessly and absolutely for Simon Hurst, 18, whose cleverness and physical beauty suggest that he will go forward into a successful and monied future, helped on by doting parents. But fate intervenes. Simon's plans are blown off course, and Marianne is forced to bury her dreams of a future together.
Narrating her own story, characterising herself as ignorant and unworthy, Marianne's telling use of irony and smart thinking gradually suggest to us that she has underestimated her own worth. We begin to believe that - in the end, supported by her courageous Scottish friend, Petronella - she will find the life she never stops craving. But what we can't envisage is that beneath his blithe exterior, Simon Hurst has been nursing a secret which will alter everything.
©2023 Rose Tremain (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Expand title description text
Fiction Literature Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Random House
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781529910810
    File size: 147847 KB
    Release date: September 21, 2023
    Duration: 05:08:00

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781529910810
    File size: 147871 KB
    Release date: September 21, 2023
    Duration: 05:07:57
    Number of parts: 6

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English