Giving Up the Ghost
A Memoir
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Giving Up the Ghost
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Narrated by:
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Jane Wymark
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By:
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Hilary Mantel
About this listen
Opening with "A Second Home", in which Mantel describes the death of her stepfather, Giving Up the Ghost is a wry, shocking, and beautifully written memoir of childhood, ghosts (real and metaphorical), illness, and family. Finally, at the memoir's conclusion, Mantel explains how a series of medical misunderstandings and neglect left her childless, and how the ghosts of the unborn have come to haunt her life as a writer.
©2003 Hilary Mantel (P)2012 W F Howes LtdWhat listeners say about Giving Up the Ghost
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- Anonymous User
- 01-03-2024
Unflinching
I had to stop occasionally in the descriptions of her endometriosis and her encounters with the medical profession. Brutal and frank, but still interwoven with observations of beauty and mystery. I slowed the narration down to 95%. This is not something to rush through.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 23-07-2018
Interesting creative non fiction
I had to read ( or listen) to this as part of an English paper. I did try to read it but got caught up on some of the imagery. However listening to it was much better and I have enjoyed both the story and narration.
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