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The Letter by Kathryn Hughes
3.0
There are some books that I feel should not be read in audiobook form - this is perhaps one of them.
What started off as an intriguing plot and a beautiful tie between two love stories, set years apart, became muddled as I struggled to bear 9 hours of the narrator's poor regional dialects and their take on an American accent. For some reason, the main protagonist of Tina was portrayed as someone much older by ear, which was confusing as the story came to a climax. This, in part, is why I didn't enjoy the story so much.
The writing itself is fully descriptive, evoking and well researched - the characters were all beautifully woven with a clear sense of foreboding from the start. I enjoyed the twists and turns of The Letter - I only think I light need to give it another go in paperback form.
What started off as an intriguing plot and a beautiful tie between two love stories, set years apart, became muddled as I struggled to bear 9 hours of the narrator's poor regional dialects and their take on an American accent. For some reason, the main protagonist of Tina was portrayed as someone much older by ear, which was confusing as the story came to a climax. This, in part, is why I didn't enjoy the story so much.
The writing itself is fully descriptive, evoking and well researched - the characters were all beautifully woven with a clear sense of foreboding from the start. I enjoyed the twists and turns of The Letter - I only think I light need to give it another go in paperback form.