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August Blue
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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The mesmerising novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming Home.
'If she was my double and I was hers, was it true that she was knowing, I was unknowing, she was sane, I was crazy, she was wise, I was foolish? That summer, the air was electric between us as we transmitted our feelings to each other across three countries.'
Elsa M. Anderson is a classical piano virtuoso. In a flea market in Athens, she watches an enigmatic woman buy two mechanical dancing horses. Is it possible that the woman who is so enchanted with the horses is her living double? Is she also looking for reasons to live?
Chasing their doubles across Europe, the two women grapple with their preconceived conceptions of the world and each other, culminating in a final encounter in a fateful summer rainstorm.
A vivid portrait of a long-held identity coming apart, August Blue expands our understanding of the ways in which we seek to find ourselves in others and create ourselves anew.
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- Lisa A Fleming
- 03-06-2023
Rich
I love Deborah Levy’s rich evocative hypnotic use of language to give voice to an inner experience that touched into something ephemeral and important and beautiful.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-2023
Hypnotic
I loved this book. An intriguing plot, unusual characters and all presented in the most beautiful language. I couldn’t put it down.
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- Heather
- 02-02-2024
Brilliant
Have listened multiple times & read the hard copy . Love this as much as Hot Milk .
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