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Theft
- A Love Story
- Narrated by: Stan Pretty
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
Nominated for the Man Booker International Prize, 2007.
Michael "Butcher" Boone is an ex-"really famous" painter, now reduced to living in the remote country house of his biggest collector and acting as caretaker for his younger brother, Hugh, a damaged man of imposing physicality and childlike emotions. Together, they've forged a delicate equilibrium, a balance instantly destroyed when a mysterious young woman named Marlene walks out of a rainstorm and into their lives. Beautiful, smart, and ambitious, she's also the daughter-in-law of the late, great painter Jacques Liebovitz, one of Butcher's earliest influences. She's sweet to Hugh and falls in love with Butcher, and they reciprocate in kind. And she sets in motion a chain of events that could be the making, or the ruin, of them all.
Critic reviews
"A funny, gorgeous steal of a book." ( Sunday Telegraph)
"A new Peter Carey novel is a cause for joy." ( Guardian)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Elisabeth
- 02-08-10
artland
Very well told story in two voices, entertaining and quick moving.
The intricacies of the art world got a little confusing at times (probably more to do with my inattention rather than the story itself) but it certainly is a story centred around a story of real developing love and deep rooted love between the brothers which is an endlessly fascinating relationship and perfectly plausible.
very good though long. Very much worth the effort.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Kim
- 05-07-07
narrators are important
Unfortunatley I can't get to grips with this narrators style of speech, so however good the story is, I can't get into it, I have tried many times to listen to this, but still I get annoyed with it within a few minutes and turn it off.
Best advice, -listen to the sample before you buy this.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Welsh Mafia
- 28-06-08
As dry as a pommie's bath mat
This cobber is the executive director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York - which means he makes his moolah by teaching creative writing.
Carey - fairy....scarey....hairy?
Wary is the word - the only audio book I've not managed to finish.
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- Bee
- 24-06-19
Poignant and funny
An intricate, tapestry of love (in many forms) art, psychopathy, but not a heavy listen. Narrator brilliant too.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mary
- 15-06-07
Peter Carey just gets better and better
I finished this a month ago and I still miss the characters. I can feel their loss like that of a close family member! The narration is fantastic, drawing you into the distinctly loveable, flawed characters.
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- Brian Skingsley
- 24-05-14
Narration style and bad language not for me
Would you ever listen to anything by Peter Carey again?
I have listened to a number of Carey's book and generally enjoy them. The continuous use of swear words I found unacceptable
How did the narrator detract from the book?
His slow measured tone had me switching off after 5 - 10 minutes. I tried increasing the speed but that did not help at all
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Theft?
Not having read more that 1 hour I cannot comment
Any additional comments?
Just not for me sorry
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