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About this audiobook
A suburban couple's quiet life is upended when they take in a lodger to make ends meet, leading to a comedy of manners and class friction. The "paying guest" brings unexpected chaos, challenging the household's pretenses of respectability. It is a lighter, humorous look at the social awkwardness inherent in the lower-middle-class aspiration.
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Rating★★★ 3.4 (297)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length3 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I
6CHAPTER VI
2CHAPTER II
7CHAPTER VII
3CHAPTER III
8CHAPTER VIII
4CHAPTER IV
9CHAPTER IX
5CHAPTER V
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