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The Eighth Life
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 40 hrs and 56 mins
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The Eighth Life
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Publisher's Summary
At the start of the 20th century, on the edge of the Russian empire, a family prospers. It owes its success to a delicious chocolate recipe, passed down the generations with great solemnity and caution. A caution which is justified: this is a recipe for ecstasy that carries a very bitter aftertaste....
Stasia learns it from her Georgian father and takes it north, following her new husband, Simon, to his posting at the center of the Russian Revolution in St. Petersburg. Stasia’s is only the first in a symphony of grand but all too often doomed romances that swirl from sweet to sour in this epic tale of the red century.
Tumbling down the years, and across vast expanses of longing and loss, generation after generation of this compelling family hears echoes and sees reflections. A ballet dancer never makes it to Paris and a singer pines for Vienna. Great characters and greater relationships come and go and come again; the world shakes, and shakes some more, and the listener rejoices to have found at last one of those glorious old books in which you can live and learn, be lost and found, and make indelible new friends.
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- Deborah
- 05-07-2024
Breadth and scope of the unfamiliar made familiar
Growing up in a safe and democratic hometown made this Audible book all the more confronting and disturbing for me. The author thrust me into an unfamiliar world and while I found the story harrowing at times, it opened my eyes to the oppressions and stories of others and gave me a greater appreciation for my own story. The generational interconnections were grand and moving. I loved the fact that the author left Brilka’s story blank at the end for her to write her own story - one quite different to that of her predecessors. A long listen but one that has broadened my horizons.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-07-2023
Complex interesting fictional history
Held me spellbound, such a complex,sad yet beautiful family history. Life in Russia / Georgia thru the revolution and beyond from the perspective of one family who lived this history and their descendants. Enthralling, enlightening and entertaining , throughly enjoyed.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-2023
Gripping generational historical novel.
I really love this book. It’s a generational novel that spans several generations. It gives you an insight into George and history and the soviet union. Many fractured relationships and confronting scenes. A gripping tail.
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- Frances Parsons
- 23-08-2022
It’s a historic tome. Generations of history.
Such a long and involved story. Well written. A bit too long and involved and a little bit boring for my preference.
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