Publisher Description
Bestselling novelist and award-winning audiobook narrator Alison Larkin changes the gender of Dicken’s most famous character in this dazzling new recording of Great Expectations.
It's the same thrilling story of youthful innocence, unexpected escape from cruel poverty, an old woman jilted at the altar, and a mysterious financial gift that transforms the life of a young person. But one thing has changed. In this version, Pip is a woman.
In this world it is completely normal for a girl to learn to read and kiss another girl and be able to walk into a tavern without being molested or start a promising career thanks to a mysterious financial donation.
It's an irresistible question. If gender had been simply irrelevant in the 19th century where would we all be now?
“A novel rich in imagination, detail, and surprises requires a narrator who can embrace every element of the story — Alison Larkin is that narrator..”
— AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE
“Alison Larkin is hugely entertaining.” THE TIMES
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"I had read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, as a child. Lately, I’ve had a hankering to read the classics again, but not having the time to do so, picked up audiobooks as an alternative. I approached Alison Larkin’s version with a mixture of trepidation and curiosity - the former as I had greatly loved Dickens’ books and was concerned about whether audio versions could do them justice or change the mental image I had had of the story, the latter driven by the narrator’s choice to change Pip’s gender to a woman – I wanted to see what impact this had on the story. Well, to say that I was absolutely blown away by Larkin’s rendition of Dickens’ classic, is an understatement! Larkin brought the story to life in a manner that was astonishing! Her outstanding vocal range – her voice changes as Pip grows from a little girl to an adult woman, the rasp of the Convict, the shaky madness of Miss Havisham, the overbearing precision of Jaggers, were all brought to life into fully developed fle"
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Bhima Nitta (5 out of 5 stars)
About the Authors
Patrick
Tull (1941–2006), born in the United Kingdom, was a multitalented actor of the stage, screen, and
television, as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator. He acted in
numerous American television shows from 1962 to 1996, including Crossroads, and he had roles in six Broadway plays between 1967 and
1992, including Amadeus. His film credits
from 1969 to 1996 included roles as Cecil in Parting Glances and Jerry the bartender in Sleepers. He served as narrator for the television series Sea Tales. He narrated nearly forty audiobooks,
and his readings of The Canterbury Tales,
The Letter of Marque, Monk’s Hood, The Vicar of Wakefield, and
How Green Was My Valley each earned
him an AudioFile Earphones Award. His narration of Patrick O’Brian’s
Aubrey/Maturin novels was praised by novelist Stephen King as among his ten favorite
audiobooks of 2006.
About Alison Larkin
Alison Larkin is a playwright, stage actress, stand-up comic, voice artist, and Earphones Award–winning narrator whose wide range of voices can be heard in cartoons and movies, including Pocahontas and The Wonder Pets.