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Sing, Nightingale (Unabridged) by Marie Hélène Poitras

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Sing, Nightingale (Unabridged)

Author
Marie Hélène Poitras
Narrator
Nathalie Toriel
Publisher
Coach House Books
Publish Date
15 April 2023
Run Time
5 hours 8 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fiction: general and literary, Feminism and feminist theory
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Peter Greenaway meets Angela Carter: a Gothic tale of secrets and revenge When the curtain rises on Malmaison, it reveals a once-enchanting estate, quietly falling into darkness and ruin, and at the heart of it, a father, one of a long line of fathers who have flourished at the expense of those around them. The silence seems peaceful, but lurking under it is a deep malevolence, scores of ugly and violent secrets kept by cast-off mistresses and abandoned daughters. Ever-greedy, the father brings in Aliénor, a woman who promises to make the lands give even more of themselves; the plants will flourish, the animals will multiply, each feast will be more sumptuous than the last. The father thinks the stage is set to satisfy his every desire, but Aliénor will bring a new script, one in which the hunters are hunted and a new reign will begin.

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Author
Marie Hélène Poitras
Narrator
Nathalie Toriel
Duration
5 hours 8 minutes
Release Date
15 April 2023
ISBN
9781770567924
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Coach House Books
Genre
Fiction: general and literary, Feminism and feminist theory

Synopsis

Peter Greenaway meets Angela Carter: a Gothic tale of secrets and revenge When the curtain rises on Malmaison, it reveals a once-enchanting estate, quietly falling into darkness and ruin, and at the heart of it, a father, one of a long line of fathers who have flourished at the expense of those around them. The silence seems peaceful, but lurking under it is a deep malevolence, scores of ugly and violent secrets kept by cast-off mistresses and abandoned daughters. Ever-greedy, the father brings in Aliénor, a woman who promises to make the lands give even more of themselves; the plants will flourish, the animals will multiply, each feast will be more sumptuous than the last. The father thinks the stage is set to satisfy his every desire, but Aliénor will bring a new script, one in which the hunters are hunted and a new reign will begin.

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