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The Sixth Lamentation (Abridged) Audiobook

By: William Brodrick
The Sixth Lamentation (Abridged) Audiobook, by William Brodrick Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Graeme Malcolm Publisher: Highbridge Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Father Anslem Series Release Date: July 2003 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781598873146
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Total Audiobook Chapters:

7

Longest Chapter Length:

73:50 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

72:56 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

73:29 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

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Publisher Description

Based partly on the author's own life and family history, THE SIXTH LAMENTATION is an intelligent thriller full of twists, turns, and surprises that moves effortlessly back and forth in time between occupied France and modern day England. Edward Schwermann, an old man living in England in the mid-90s, seeks sanctuary in a Suffolk priory. Agnes Aubret has just been diagnosed with terminal motor neuron disease. She feels it's time to tell her granddaughter, Lucy, secrets about her past while living in Occupied Paris. Agnes was a member of a resistance group that smuggled Jewish Children to safety. Her story merges with Schwermann's---a Nazi criminal---in this powerful debut novel that explores the legacies of history and the way time changes memory.

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"A facinating book centered around the trial of a Nazi officer in 1995. Great character portraits and interactions. Tells a wonderful story without foul language. Thought provoking about resolving the past, or attempting to, and why we struggle to do so. "

— Erin (4 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “A wonderful novel…Astonishing for a new writer…The engrossing essence of this novel is the morality of the individual. And…the questions we are left with are ones that are basic to human existence. [An] unputdownable book.”

    — Times (London)

  • “Brodrick writes well about age and memory, buried pasts and the consequence of opening them up.”

    — Guardian (London)

  • “[A] dazzling debut novel…Complicated and involving, a heartbreaking rendition of the unspeakable moral choices faced in times of crisis.”

    — Times-Picayune

  • “One of the strongest debuts of the year…A breathtaking thriller packed with well-defined characters and unexpected plot twists that will keep readers guessing until the final pages.”

    — Dallas Morning News

  • “An engrossing story of courage and suspense.”

    — Evening Herald (London)

  • “Brodrick has written a mesmerizing book. His prose is stunning, and the settings are evocatively rendered, creating a literary thriller that is several notches above the formulaic tales of intrigue that are so prolific today.”

    — Chattanooga Times Free Press

  • “Rich with medieval and biblical allusion, The Sixth Lamentation is an intricate mystery of both the mind and soul…[Brodrick] has written an engrossing novel in which appearances are disastrously deceptive and the sins of the father painfully come to bear on the sons (and daughters).”

    — USA Today

  • “Masterful…Nothing is as it seems, and the truth is revealed layer by layer as the past gives up its secrets.”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

  • “Thoughtful and complex.”

    — Booklist (starred review)

Awards

  • A 2004 Dilys Award Finalist

The Sixth Lamentation Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.55555555555556 out of 53.55555555555556 out of 53.55555555555556 out of 53.55555555555556 out of 53.55555555555556 out of 5 (3.56)
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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not a bad book by any means, but left me feeling a little unfulfilled by it. Bit disappointing and convoluted, found myself wanting to finish it just to get to the end rather because I cared about the story or characters. "

    — Damien, 11/27/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good to very well written. "

    — Mary, 10/11/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I loved this book, so different from other books I have read. Interesting and gripping to the end. "

    — Marietta, 4/24/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " a 3.5 things were a bit too contrived with the ending "

    — Cindy, 2/24/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I really liked this story and the way it was told. Probably one of the few books (that I have read) in the genre of parallel stories in the past present, that didn't disappoint in either part. "

    — Sara, 2/3/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really enjoyable read, very engrossing novel blended with historical fiction "

    — Luke433, 1/6/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This book started out kind of slow - there are a lot of characters to introduce and the plot is a bit complicated. But by the middle of the book I was hooked and I thought the ending was really well written. "

    — Diana, 1/5/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Almost a four-star book; well-written and interesting, but the common plotline (Holocaust survivors, good and evil) was a drawback. Also the multitude of coincidences necessary to wind up the story would put Dickens to shame. Still, an excellent first book; I'll look forward to his next one. "

    — Gail, 12/7/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Complex story well told, but I found Anslem hard to warm up to and none of the other characters were terribly sympathetic either. Also a bit slow moving. "

    — Joan, 12/2/2009

About William Brodrick

William Brodrick is a practicing barrister, prior to which he was an Augustinian Friar. He lives in England.

About Graeme Malcolm

Graeme Malcolm was an actor and winning audiobook narrator who earned twelve AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has performed on Broadway as Pharaoh in Aida and as Sir Edward Ramsay in The King and I. His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). His film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.