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Brodie

By: Gillian Shirreffs
Narrated by: Gillian Shirreffs
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A 30-year journey of love, loss, and the perils of being an object in a human world.

Brodie is the irresistible story of six women whose lives intertwine over three decades, told by Brodie, the beloved object that connects them all. On a spring day in 1988, Sandra Galbraith runs her long, curious fingers over a bookshelf tightly packed with the titles of her favourite writer, Muriel Spark. She’s on a quest to find the perfect birthday gift for her niece, Violet, and plucks Brodie, a pristine, new copy of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, from a neat cluster of identikit books.

Brodie adores Violet and, over the next two years, hidden in plain sight, learns family secrets of betrayal and a double life. When Violet leaves for university, her brother kidnaps Brodie to give to his disinterested love interest. On the thirty-year journey that follows, Brodie passes through hands and lives and is witness to death, sex, and a wicked stepmother.
©2023 Gillian Shirreffs (P)2023 Gillian Shirreffs
Women's Fiction
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Great concept, lovely narration, beautiful story

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook.
Gillian’s narration style is very soothing to listen to. I liked the concept of the book being witness to the lives of its various owners. The story engaged me and I appreciated how it was all delicately woven together.
Brodie made me chuckle at times with her slightly judgy and gossipy take on things. Even better that the profits go to the Beatson!

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