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The Act of Love Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Howard Jacobson
The Act of Love (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Howard Jacobson Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Mike Grady Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2009 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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Felix Quinn calls himself a happy man until his wife, Marisa, has an affair. Then an event occurs that changes everything. At a stroke he goes from dreading the thought of someone else touching her to thinking about nothing else, knowing no peace until she betrays him again and again. But how can it be called betrayal if it is what he wants?

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"I enjoyed this book although I had to struggle through at some points. It is well written but seems to meander a lot while getting around to the point of telling the story. Overall, I enjoyed this book and it seemed to get better & better the further I read. "

— Barb (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " unbelievable and obsessive in style and substance. majorly quoteworthy. "

    — Dragana, 9/3/2013
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    " This should have won the Man Booker. This was amazing. "

    — JA, 8/21/2013
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    " I gave up the ghost - reads way too much like an un-enjoyable classic . "

    — Angie, 6/11/2013
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    " Not a single mention of Manchester (north or south). "

    — Richard, 6/3/2013
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    " Twisted, dark, haunting, yet a literary treasure. It helps to know your Shakespeare and other literary clasics as they are referred to frequently as comparisons. The central figure is a totally "demented" person. Not a feel good story in any sense of the word. Depressing. Read in small doses. "

    — Patricia, 12/30/2012
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    " Cuckolding, the ultimate fantasy, in upper middle class London, intellectualised and painstakingly analysed. "

    — Martin, 12/25/2012
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    " Once again - boring characters - so didn't finish the book "

    — Liz, 10/23/2012
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    " Very unusual tale beautifully written. How to get right under the skin of a character. "

    — Nicky, 4/22/2012
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    " More than the racy summer read I was expecting! "

    — Momo, 6/6/2011
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    " Strange. Though the novel is about obsession, it's written from a very removed point of view. I thought it would have more substance. "

    — Gabrielle, 11/16/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " unbelievable and obsessive in style and substance. majorly quoteworthy. "

    — Dragana, 11/16/2010
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I gave up the ghost - reads way too much like an un-enjoyable classic . "

    — Angie, 11/7/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " More than the racy summer read I was expecting! "

    — Momo, 8/3/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Some beautiful language and characterisation. "Art is good for softening a hard herat, but when you are already pulp, art is not what you need. silence is what you need. A wordless dark....." "

    — Lisa, 5/24/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Strange. Though the novel is about obsession, it's written from a very removed point of view. I thought it would have more substance. "

    — Gabrielle, 11/7/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Very unusual tale beautifully written. How to get right under the skin of a character. "

    — Nicky, 5/15/2009

About Howard Jacobson

Howard Jacobson, PhD, is an online marketing consultant, health educator, and ecological gardener from Durham, North Carolina. He earned Masters of Public Health and Doctor of Health Studies degrees from Temple University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton. Howard cofounded VitruvianWay.com, an online marketing agency, and is a coauthor of Google AdWords for Dummies. When Howard is not chasing groundhogs away from blueberry bushes or wrestling with Google, he relaxes by playing Ultimate Frisbee and campfire songs from the 1960s. His current life goal is to turn the world into a giant food forest.

About Mike Grady

Mike Grady, Earphones Award–winning narrator and voice talent, is an English actor whose career has spanned more than forty years. On stage he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and on the West End. He is also known for roles in Last of the Summer Wine, Sweet Sixteen, and Citizen Smith.