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The Chimney Sweepers Boy Audiobook, by Barbara Vine Play Audiobook Sample

The Chimney Sweeper's Boy Audiobook

The Chimney Sweepers Boy Audiobook, by Barbara Vine Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Jenny Sterlin Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 10.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 8.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781461812678

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

32

Longest Chapter Length:

57:26 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:04 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

29:55 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

5

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Publisher Description

Writing as Barbara Vine, award-winning mystery author Ruth Rendell outshines even her own brilliant reputation for psychological intrigue. The Chimney Sweeper's Boy is mesmerizing as it probes the dark recesses of the psyche. Vine lures you, clue by clue, into a labyrinth of sexuality, love, and shame. When literary celebrity Gerald Candless suddenly dies, the beautiful facade he has carefully created begins to crumble. Behind the vision of the happy family on the English seashore lie Candless' inexplicable cruelty toward his wife, his manic devotion to his daughters, and the mysterious sources of his fiction. To assuage her grief, his loving daughter Sarah begins a memoir project. But it soon becomes an obsessive search for identity. As Sarah digs deeper and deeper into her father's secret past, the startling logic of his puzzling behavior is revealed. Narrator Sterlin, with her soft British accent and perfect pacing, coaxes out all the novel's haunting nuances.

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About Barbara Vine

Barbara Vine is a pseudonym for Ruth Rendell, who has won numerous awards, including three Edgars, the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America, as well as three Gold Daggers, a Silver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from England’s prestigious Crime Writer’s Association. A member of the House of Lords, she lives in London.

About Jenny Sterlin

Jenny Sterlin, winner of several Earphones Awards, has more than ninety audio titles to her credit, including Laurie R. King’s popular Sherlock Holmes / Mary Russell series. Before beginning her narration career, she helped found England’s experimental Living Theatre.