Purposes of Love
- Author
- Mary Renault
- Narrator
- Joan Walker, Kate Rawson
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 22 October 2026
- Run Time
- 13 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Despite the discipline and rigid hierarchy imposed by the hospital, their passion takes root, but between them hangs the tantalising and enigmatic shadow of Jan.
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Details
- Author
- Mary Renault
- Narrator
- Joan Walker, Kate Rawson
- Duration
- 13 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781405569958
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Romance, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
Vivian, a student nurse, chose her profession as a challenge, both to her spirit and to her permanently exhausted body; Mic immerses himself in his work at the hospital to ward off the emotional wounds of an unhappy childhood. Through Jan, Viv's beloved older brother, they meet, and their friendship turns into a secret romance. Secret because, if discovered, it would cost them their jobs.<br><br>Despite the discipline and rigid hierarchy imposed by the hospital, their passion takes root, but between them hangs the tantalising and enigmatic shadow of Jan.
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