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The Hearing Trumpet
- Narrated by: Siân Phillips
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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The Hearing Trumpet
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Summary
Surreal and splendidly unconventional, The Hearing Trumpet is an apocalyptic fairy-tale quest about an occult old ladies' home and the spry nonagenarian who ends up there. After coming into possession of a hearing trumpet, 92-year-old Marian Leatherby discovers her son's plans to send her to a nursing home. But this is no ordinary place.... Here there are strange rituals, orgiastic nuns, levitating abbesses, animalistic humans, humanistic animals, a search for the Holy Grail, and a plan to escape to Lapland and knit a tent....
Surrealist painter Leonora Carrington's novel is an exhilarating journey brimming with laugh-out-loud humor and absurd lunacy.
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- Mr Chops
- 29-10-17
Not for me
It feels quite dated. A hippy era book. The mystic, spiritually seems a little contrived. It didn’t make laugh either, but humour is an individual taste.
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- Tabby Cat
- 02-08-20
Sublime
The great feminist classic, gloriously irreverent, screamingly funny and superbly read by Sian Phillips. Life is not complete without reading this novel.
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- Susan Lynch
- 09-05-19
Very different, magical in a strange way.
Not sure what I expected but it is an interesting read. Very female led which is great, can be a bit confusing towards the end. Would love to hear other people's views and analyses of this book.
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- Emma Nixon
- 06-06-22
Silly rubbish
It started well but then deteriorated into balmy rambling. Don’t waste your time listening to it.
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- Phoenix Scott Bird
- 18-11-21
Fell apart
I was led to believe this was a different take on Alice in Wonderland. The start is interesting and we’ll written but it quickly begins to be a chore to listen.
This is despite it only being 7 hours long. The author clearly completely runs out of ideas and I had to force myself to the end hoping something good happened- it did not.
Save yourself the credit.
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- C.J. Lister
- 05-01-21
An okay read...
A quirky character driven story. I felt it didn’t meet my expectations that were made from what other people told me of it. I liked it but it wasn’t very memorable but it does have a strange ending. In my opinion, this book is a marmite book you will either love it or hate it. There is no middle ground with this one I’m afraid.
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- Edward Berry
- 12-01-21
fantastical ride
I can't say that I followed a plot so much as that I simply enjoyed the ride. From bearded ladies to the Spanish Revolution to werewolves saving the grail. The narration was absolutely perfect.
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- Joliet Jill
- 10-12-20
Odd and Marvelous - One in a Million
I can honestly say that this is one of the oddest books I've ever read but in a very good way. The narrator was outstanding. I hope anyone who glances at this review will take a chance on this book. You will not read another one like it.
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- Rebekah Santiago
- 10-12-17
Old woman's daydream?
Brilliantly performed. The voice actress kept me engaged. The story itself started very much normal than took a drastic dip into fantasy out of nowhere. Interesting to say the least.
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- william Greene
- 15-09-22
Best book I've listened to in a while
I can not believe that I have lived this long without reading this book. I was blown away by it, start to finish.
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- Lynn Miller
- 13-05-21
Fascinating
A wonderful surrealistic fairy tale with wise old women at its center. A great listen.
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- Tweedle Dee
- 23-02-21
Delightful
First off the narrator was excellent. I hope she does more books. Her voice was just perfect!!
The storyline and writing was wonderful! What an interesting view of what growing old must be like. I really enjoyed this book. Nice job!
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- regan halas
- 26-11-18
A unique story by a unique mind.
I so much enjoyed this light-hearted, often comical, well-written and skillful story. So entertainingly laying bear the foibles of humanity from the perspective of a ninety-something adventuress.