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The Garden Party

By Katherine MansfieldNarrated by Marguerite Gavin
Length6h 42m

About this audiobook

The fifteen stories collected in this volume demonstrate the genius of a woman who, in her own short lifetime, was compared to Chekhov. The tales are sensitive revelations of human behavior in ordinary situations. With careful, quiet observation, Mansfield illuminates complicated relationships and profound, often troubling ideas. Her stories often feature young women in the process of maturity, confronting for the first time some of the realities of life. In the title story, a young woman’s garden party coincides with the death of a working-class neighbor, bringing a brush of mortality and realism into her carefully constructed plans and ideals. Her difficulty in fully realizing the seriousness of the event is typical of Mansfield's ironic world.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.0 (14.1K)
Includes Goodreads, StoryGraph, LibraryThing, Amazon
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length6 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byMarguerite Gavin
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 12, 2008
LanguageEnglish

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