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Nora Webster
- Narrated by: Fiona Shaw
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
The downloadable, digital audiobook edition of Colm Tóibín's new novel, read by Fiona Shaw.
It is the 1960s and Nora Webster is living with her two young sons in a small town on the east coast of Ireland. The love of her life, Maurice, has just died. Nora must learn how to forge a new life for herself, how to give her sons a future as she tries to hold onto the past. And, as Nora returns to memories of the happiness of her early marriage something more painful begins to intrude: memories of her own mother and what brought about the terrifying distance between them.
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- Patrick Dowman
- 14-04-16
A truly lovely book
Beautifully written and beautifully read. Nora and her family will live with you. Now find Brooklyn.
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- AACCEOB
- 30-06-15
Enjoyable listen
I really enjoyed this book , story line was very catching and the feelings of Nora the mother were very real , and yet strong in an environment where it was difficult for a widow to step out from the norm . The family story was very realistic and the narration was excellent
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- Margaret
- 19-08-16
Audible at its best
Fiona Shaw is the perfect actor to bring this story to life. Her rendering of the many different voices is faultless.
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- markj
- 10-03-15
I kept waiting for something to happen!
What does Fiona Shaw bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Fiona Shaw's reading of the story is good - she gives it a secure, steady tone.
Any additional comments?
As an observation of a woman struck with the death of her husband, it's a beautifully drawn piece, but I kept expecting an event of significance to occur - which it didn't. That's probably truer to 'real life' but it leaves me feeling a bit empty.
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- Annabel Armstrong
- 17-09-19
Excellent
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Fiona Shaw such a good reader and makes all the characters quite distinct. I enjoyed it far more than I would have done if I’d read the book myself, as I couldn’t have done the accents in my head, and it makes such a difference.
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- Anna
- 07-02-15
Wonderful performance by Fiona Shaw
Would you listen to Nora Webster again? Why?
Yes I would listen again to hear the sensitive way Fiona Shaw narrated this book.
Would you recommend Nora Webster to your friends? Why or why not?
It was a slow starting book and initially I took time to be drawn into the characters. However the unfolding of the story and the way it was told became engrossing.
What does Fiona Shaw bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Her wonderful reading, true local accents and a great sensitivity to the characters and all their complexities
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I came to love the characters and feel both great sorrow and a sense of hope for them. Initially I did not like many of the characters.
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- Louise
- 10-12-15
well read & well written but lacks any suspense
Easy to become embroiled in Noras story but it is a rather normal one, albeit well written. I saw a lot of my own grandmother, widowed at 40 with 5 children, in Nora Webster. Don't expect any twists or plot turns, but rather a desire to see into Noras life as she adjusts to the absence of her late husband. Poignant and beautifully written however i wouldn't rate it as high as Brooklyn. once again I'm impressed that Colm Toibin can write from these perspectives so convincingly.
really well read!
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- Jen
- 04-10-15
Wonderfully moving!
For a book so full of everyday life, you might be tempted to expect this book to be mundane or depressing, but it's just fantastic! Moving, funny and gripping, it has definitely spurred me on to read more of Toibín's books.
Nora is such a well-rounded character - fiery and flawed; I'd love to know how Toibín came up with the ideas for her.
Lovely narration from Fiona Shaw too!
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- Peter Rodgers
- 17-09-16
Absorbing
this is a study of bereavement. Nora's loss is paralysing but she has it locked away even though we share her thoughts. Everything is low key. Friends, family and her community are quietly hilarious. Nora notes that the local saintly Sister Thomas would in previous centuries have been burned as a witch.
But beneath the little town comedy and the successful efforts of a concerned community to draw Nora out, there is a lurking sense of danger. Are the children safe. Is Nora safe?
Fiona Shaw is Nora and is this place. The voices of a tribe are all individual. The comedy never overwhelms the warmth and humanity. I could happily listen to her read the phone book but this is perfect for her and she for it
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- sdfjkn kufh
- 05-08-15
Really enjoyed it
Lovely story about grief and getting on with life. Beautifully read. I love how it's written. Highly recommended
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