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Picnic at Hanging Rock

By: Joan Lindsay
Narrated by: Yael Stone
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Now a major television series starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) And Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black).

A haunting and enigmatic tale that will keep you awake and wondering long after you've finished this classic mystery.

Everyone agreed that the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging Rock - a shimmering summer morning warm and still, with cicadas shrilling....

St Valentine’s Day, in the midst of the hot summer of 1900, a party of schoolgirls went on a picnic to Hanging Rock. Some were never to return....

In this Australian classic, the disappearance of three girls and a schoolteacher at Hanging Rock has captivated and intrigued audiences for generations. Jacqueline McKenzie’s interpretation of the best-selling novel captures all of the beauty of the Rock and illustrates the eerie sense of the unknown for which the story is legendary.

©1967 Joan Lindsay (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Classics Crime Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Scary

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I was familiar with the old film of the same name and always thought it was a fascinating true story, not realising there was a novel. I began watching the TV serial, enjoyed the first episode, but found it a bit hard to follow half way through the second episode and stopped watching . By then I had listened to some of the audiobook which I was so enjoying, much easier to follow the story, that I watched the first 3 tv episodes again on iPlayer. I really enjoyed the book , which isn’t overlong, and the mysterious supernatural air of the rock comes across in the book. Others may find the inconclusive ending annoying, but sometimes it’s the story telling that’s important.
I’ve enjoyed the tv series having read and finished the book, even though there are many differences in the story. It’s a book and programme I will certainly read again.

Is it a true story or not ?

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Beautifully read . Strange story which keeps you hanging on to the end. We will never know what really happened

Gripping story

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At first I jogged along with it, quite enjoying the evocation of the Australia outback and wondering where it was all leading. Something a bit spooky happens at the Rock and a random assortment of females disappears. Then it just kept trundling along with more random, disconnected events happening to the random assortment of characters. At the point at which I realised that there was not going to be any rhyme or reason to any of it, I simply lost the impetus to keep listening.

Initially promising; ultimately disappointing

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One of my favourite books finally available on audio. Beautifully narrated and as captivating as ever.

Finally available on audio

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Without expression, lack of drama or subtle nuances- this gothic drama is read in a monotonous and flat tone, no effort is made to distinguish between men, women or children- most disappointing.

Disastrous choice of vocals

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Lindsay creates a vivid tableau filled with well drawn characters.
Evocative prose, compelling plot, excellent book.

Mesmerising

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This is a very remarkable book. The plot can be described quickly: three schoolgirls and one teacher disappear during an outing to a geological marvel, the mystery is never solved. But that doesn’t remotely explain this book.

The contrast between the very regulated Victorian girls’ school and the ancient and puissant Australian nature is notable. The way the mystery affects the different characters is also central.

The language is elegant and exact - it is unsurprising that the author was also a painter, because she carefully spreads colour across the canvas of the story, subtly highlighting this and that.

Since the mystery has no resolution the reader will come to their own conclusion - the final chapter, left out from the finished book and published on its own much later, doesn’t really resolve the matter.

It is up to you, the reader, to find your own answer to the mystery.

Very nicely read.

Beautiful, suspenseful - and unforgettable

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It's a classic, eerie take, good narration. My one criticism is that there were quite a few moments when there should have been a pause. At times it felt a tragic moment or a characters reflection was just skipped. I am not sure if this is the fault of the narrator or an editor.

Gripping Classic.

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brilliant to listen to and hopefully do this more often thank you very much x

fantastic to listen to

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A gripping and ultimately unexplained mystery which never fails to engage the reader.
Sadly, the excellence of this book with which I am very familiar was not matched by the reading of it. Accents are clearly not a strong point. The ‘normal’ speed of the narrative was so slow that I was obliged to change it on my device. Characters’ accents were muddled as the narrator clearly misunderstood who was speaking. Her numerous mispronunciations cannot be excused. A total ignorance of French pronunciation made some passages quite excruciating.
A talent for making the most momentous passages sound like the reading of a shopping list adds nothing to the narrative.
I would not recommend this recording and am most disappointed in it.

Wonderful story effectively ruined by narrator

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