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Saving Agnes: A Novel Audiobook
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The acclaimed winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award, by the author of The Country Life
Chronically confused, terminally middle class, hopelessly romantic, Agnes Day lives with her two best friends in the London suburbs and works at an obscure trade magazine. Life and love seem to go on without her. But she gives a convincing performance that everything is alright--that is, until she learns that her roommates and her boyfriend are keeping secrets from her, and that her boss is quitting and leaving her in charge. In great despair, she decides to make it her business to set things straight.
Rachel Cusk explores the business of growing up and moving on with a deftly comic, surprisingly moving touch, confirming her reputation as one of England's smartest and most entertaining young writers.
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"The house, like the party, was subsiding.Over-written, pretentious, self-indulgent... I don't care. This book is beautiful. It is nothing less than poetry. "
— Lauren (5 out of 5 stars)
Saving Agnes Listener Reviews
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" Slow as a snail! Nothing much happening! No wonder agnes needs to be saved "
— Lenah, 11/1/2013 -
" The type of book you read nonstop but don't remember a word of once you've look up, dazed. Like reading your horoscope in all the magazines. "
— Sigi, 7/8/2013 -
" Atrocious. One of the worst published books I have ever read. My copy is dog-eared with examples of poor grammar, phrasing, sentence structure, characterization - you name it. Apparently, however, none of this has detracted from Ms. Cusk going on to a successful writing career. /sigh "
— Steven, 12/9/2012 -
" Something about the tone was annoying to me and I didn't really care what happened to the main character. The most entertaining character was her friend at work, and she played a minor role. "
— Heather, 5/18/2012 -
" I think it's one of the more elegantly written accounts of the confused twentysomethings. Sometimes Agnes grated on me, but I think that she's meant to do so. "
— Kendra, 4/21/2012 -
" Ugh, I have read all of this book that I intend to read. Though it was published in 93, I felt as thopugh it was written in the 70's. Really felt quite dated. "
— Rebecca, 2/16/2012 -
" Not my favorite of hers, but good, metaphor rich. I love Rachel Cusk in all her bleakness. "
— Maya, 9/5/2011 -
" First novelish but I related to the bewilderment of the main character. "
— Saya, 5/21/2011 -
" Written well but thin plot that seems to go no where "
— Jan, 4/16/2011 -
" I really enjoyed this book, although didn't thnk I would by reading the other reviews. It's quite a simplistic tale of a young graduate and her 1st job along with a couple of relationship failures. It also goes into her childhood, room mates and work colleagues. Overall a good read. 7/10 "
— Zena, 1/30/2010 -
" First novelish but I related to the bewilderment of the main character. "
— Sasa, 1/14/2010 -
" Written well but thin plot that seems to go no where "
— Jan, 4/27/2009 -
" I think it's one of the more elegantly written accounts of the confused twentysomethings. Sometimes Agnes grated on me, but I think that she's meant to do so. "
— Kendra, 2/4/2009 -
" Not my favorite of hers, but good, metaphor rich. I love Rachel Cusk in all her bleakness. <br/> "
— Maya, 3/11/2008 -
" The type of book you read nonstop but don't remember a word of once you've look up, dazed. Like reading your horoscope in all the magazines. "
— Sigi, 2/2/2008 -
" Ugh, I have read all of this book that I intend to read. Though it was published in 93, I felt as thopugh it was written in the 70's. Really felt quite dated. "
— Rebecca, 5/17/2007
About Rachel Cusk
Rachel Cusk is the author of the Outline trilogy, the memoirs A Life’s Work and Aftermath, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, Saving Agnes, won the Whitbread First Novel Award. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in Paris.
About Antonia Beamish
Antonia Beamish is a voice-over artist and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. She is also a professional actress best known for performances in films such as The Last Horror Movie, Dead Creatures, and Chemical Wedding.