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A Handful of Dust

By: Evelyn Waugh
Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
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After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last has grown bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set.

In a novel that combines tragedy, comedy, and savage irony, Evelyn Waugh indelibly captures the irresponsible mood of the "crazy and sterile generation" between the wars.

©1934 Evelyn Waugh (P)2015 Hachette Audio Classics Marriage Funny Witty

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My first experience of the author and a pleasant surprise. Despite being filled with despicable characters or another time and social class there was enough to make it a page turner, if only in the hope that they would reap their deserts. Certainly well construct and written to make the story and characters believable. I found the first half of the book much better than the second and until halfway considered this a very rare 5 star listen. I felt that the second half lost its way and really didn't flow from the first part, with a very dissatisfying conclusion.

A good listen

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Waugh's lacerating tragi-comedy of 30's society and a genteel marriage falling apart is brilliantly read by Andrew Sachs.

Superb

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Rather disturbing and tragic .almost gave up half way before pace quickened after first tragedy.

A disturbing tead about unlikeable people

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A typical witty and well crafted Waugh yarn. Some language of its time
Narrator makes the characters come alive

A Great Narration

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This is a wonderfully cruel satire excellently read. Comic and tragic. probably Waugh's best book

wonderfully cruel

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Brilliantly read by Andrew Sachs, he reads so clearly and with feeling. Interesting story with a twist at the end

A Handful of Dust

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Superbly told a joyful encounter !
Each character came to alive and will stay with me !
A Great Pleasure !

Excellent Story By the hand of a Master

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Very good book. I enjoyed the story though did feel the end was a little anticlimactic. Narrator was brilliant.

Fantastic narrator

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I have just listened to A Handful of Dust for the second time after about one year and enjoyed it even more than the first. Evelyn Waugh understood human weakness and the need to treat others how we would like to be treated ourselves, yet often do not.

Evelyn Waugh is a great story-teller.

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Andrew Sachs did a great job reading this English classic. Beautifully written sparse prose that said so much.

A brilliant narration of a gripping book.

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