Mr. Loverman
- Author Bernardine Evaristo
- Narrator Robin Miles, Ron Butler
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 11 November 2014
- Run Time 9 hours and 2 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fiction: general and literary.
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What to expect
Soon to be an eight-part television series starring Lennie James
Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he has lived in Hackney, London, for years. A flamboyant character with a fondness for William Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather—and also secretly gay.
His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?
With an abundance of laugh-out-loud humor and wit, Mr. Loverman explodes cultural myths and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.
Critics Review
“[A] riproaring, full-bodied riff on sex, secrecy, and family.”
“The novel proves to be revolutionary in its honest portrayal of gay men…Evaristo’s writing is both intelligible and compelling.”
“The writing is poetic, the characters are realistic and all sides are well portrayed.”
“[A] comic, touching book.”
“Evaristo’s confident control of the language; her vibrantnuse of humor, rhythm, and poetry; and the realistic mix of Caribbean patoisnwith both street and the Queen’s English…fix characters in the reader’s mind.”
“Evaristo’s skill lies in taking standard metaphorical models and twisting them in the most unusual, original, inventive ways.”
“Evaristo is extremely attentive to the function of language, the power of words to shape reality.”
“Beneath her careful study of race and sexuality is a beautiful love story.”
“Evaristo crafts a colorful look at a unique characternconfronting social normativity with a well-tuned voice and a resonant humanity.”
“In this vibrant novel, Evaristo draws wonderful characternportraits of complex individuals as well as the West Indian immigrant culturenin Britain.”
“Told in two voices, this is a provocative contemporary story of a marriage and its unraveling. As Barry, a dapper septuagenarian, Ron Butler charms with his musical tenor. His sense of language and timing is spot on…Robin Miles offers a convincing, sympathetic portrayal, capturing Carmel’s evolving emotions as she reclaims herself.”
“Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life.”
“Mr. Loverman isnhilarious, poignant, clever, controversial, and courageous in equal measure.nLoved, loved, loved it!”
“Bernardine Evaristo uncovers characters lost to history andnmyth with compassion, an original and brilliant voice, and an unparalleledncraft—all tinged with humor—she restores them and thus us.”
| Author | Bernardine Evaristo |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Robin Miles, Ron Butler |
| Duration | 9 hours and 2 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781481503457 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Fiction: general and literary |
| Availability | US |
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