Frieda
A Novel of the Real Lady Chatterley
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Narrated by:
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Leith McPherson
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By:
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Annabel Abbs
About this listen
The moving story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D. H. Lawrence - and the real-life inspiration for Lady Chatterley's Lover, a novel banned for more than 30 years.
Germany, 1907. Frieda, daughter of aristocrat Baron von Richthofen, has rashly married English professor Ernest Weekley. Visiting her family in Munich, a city alive with new ideas of revolution and free love, and goaded by a toxic sibling rivalry with her sisters, Frieda embarks on a passionate affair that is her sensual and intellectual awakening.
England, 1912. Trapped in her marriage to Ernest, Frieda meets the penniless but ambitious young writer D. H. Lawrence, a man whose creative energy answers her own needs. Their scandalous affair and tempestuous relationship unleashes a creative outpouring that will change the course of literature - and society - forever. But for Frieda, this fulfilment comes at a terrible personal cost.
A stunning novel of emotional intensity, Frieda tells the story of an extraordinary woman - and a notorious love affair that became synonymous with ideas of sexual freedom.
©2018 Annabel Abbs (P)2018 Hachette Australia AudioCritic Reviews
"I loved this novel so very much. Abbs' writing is glorious." (Melissa Ashley, author of The Birdman's Wife)
What listeners say about Frieda
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Philip
- 28-10-2018
Understanding D H Lawrence
My very first enquiry into D H Lawrence’s life and literary motivations, I found this stimulated further interest in his biography. A chauvinist or aesthete, one gets a glimpse of both. Frieda and ‘Lorenzo’ were a curious couple but somehow complimented each other in their needs, but Frieda comes over as a powerful muse for a man who may have been a literary genius. My northern English roots drove me through this book but I particularly valued the historical postscripts at the end. The narration was OK. The German accents more authentic.
Any D H Lawrence aficionado might value this story.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Susan Dunn
- 11-10-2018
An amazing story
I loved this story from the beginning. Annabel Abbs has an amazing skill with detail that brings the characters, scenes and story to life.
Beautifully read by Leith McPherson.
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