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Different Class
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Narrated by:
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Steven Pacey
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Ewan Goddard
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By:
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Joanne Harris
About this listen
After 30 years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its clowns, its rebels, its underdogs, its 'Brodie' boys who, whilst of course he doesn't have favourites, hold a special place in an old teacher's heart.
But every so often there's a boy who doesn't fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy with hidden shadows inside. With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing PowerPoint, sharp suits and even sixth-form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even 20 years on haunts his teacher's dreams. A boy capable of bad things.
©2016 Frogspawn Ltd. (P)2016 Random House AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
Un-putdownable!
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loved every minute of it.
nothing more to say except I will listen to it again
wonderful.especially if you been a boarder
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Good
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Loved it!
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Would you listen to Different Class again? Why?
Probably in a while. It would be interesting to go back to the beginning already knowing what you learn at the end.What other book might you compare Different Class to, and why?
Blue Eyes & Gentlemen & Players both have the same atmosphere and rely on things not being what they seem, or that keep you guessingWhich character – as performed by Steven Pacey and Ewan Goddard – was your favourite?
I didn't like either of the characters but the performances of Pacey and Goddard were excellent.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, but large chunks.Any additional comments?
I did get rather fed up with the 'prodding finger' in Straitley's chest!Another good read/listen from Joanne Harris
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Different class
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Fantastic book.
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Great series. Steven Pacey is brilliant
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St Oswald's has been enveloped and almost destroyed by terrible events which are slowly revealed: the death of a pupil and the imprisonment of a much-loved member of staff. A Crisis Team is brought in to save the school - representing all the management speak and high tech business practices loathed by Straitley. But worst of all, the new Head-in-a-suit is Harrrington, an ex-pupil whom Straitley had always disliked and distrusted. The new management is all for moving forward, but Ziggy's narrative gradually reveals the truth behind all the hideous events at St Oswald's, ensuring that the past events, far from being forgotten, continue to fester and erupt into jealousy-fuelled violence involving an increasing circle of victims - or are they perpetrators?.
It's a very complex plot and to give more away would spoil the listening, but it is no coincidence that Operation Yewtree blew up whilst Joanne Harris was writing the book. Dark themes are explored. What do you really know about what goes on in the darkness of your friends' minds? How can the abuser and the victim become entangled and change roles? Can the church, therapy or Juries be relied on to produce the truth?
Great Listening!
Fifteen hours of skilfully drip-fed darkness!
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What did you like most about Different Class?
Everything that I loved about the first. Joanne Harris has a great ability to keep her characters engaging and the storyline flows with complete ease.What other book might you compare Different Class to, and why?
I cannot compare really, as the title says a Different Class. Unlike many other crime novels, this one did not suddenly jump to an unbelievable conclusion to wrap it up. Well done Ms HarrisHave you listened to any of Steven Pacey and Ewan Goddard ’s other performances? How does this one compare?
I adore Steven Pacey's narrations and will read anything by him, at first I was a bit concerned about Ewan Goddard's but he actually did a really good job, and I thought the combination of them both worked well.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
No, because that would be a spoiler. Audible think of a better question than thisI was moved when it finished as I wanted to listen to more
Any additional comments?
Love love love. Brilliantly written, superb narration, great story. I do hope we get to hear from the Latin Master again............and soonThe second book as brilliant as the first...
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