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A Gentleman in Moscow
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.
The Times Book of the Year 2017
A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017
A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2017
A Daily Express Book of the Year 2017
An Irish Times Book of the Year 2017
One of Barack Obama's Best Books of 2017
Nominated for the 2018 Independent Booksellers Week Award
On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.
Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval.
Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?
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- 21-12-18
Heartbroken...
... that I’ve finished listening to this wonderful book. My life will be empty without the courteous, witty and charming Count Rostov. What a fabulous way to stride twentieth-century Russian history as it flows in, out and around the Hotel Metropol. The genius of the story is the weaving in of tiny details that eventually coalesce to form a perfect and satisfactory conclusion to a brilliant plot. It’s superbly narrated, each character springing to life with pitch-perfect accents and nuances. A delight of a book.
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- karen b
- 23-09-19
Best ever book!
I absolutely loved this book. Based around one man, in virtually only one location but full of humour, historical information, characterisations. It's a wonderful book. Interesting and well written (apart from missing 'of's' eg to throw something out OF the window). I will remember it forever. Thank you.
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- S. J. Cooper- Brown
- 18-02-20
What a great saga...
Took me a few replays of the first few chapters to get into this book: but that’s not unusual. Once I did, I loved all aspects. The characters were engaging and the prose witty. In fact the only glitches were the narrators pronunciation of a few words: Dvorak being an example. But my pernikettyness was really just an extension of the Counts fastidious attention to detail.
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- foundafiver limited
- 03-09-21
Heartfelt, funny, joyous
I’ve now listened twice and bought the print.
A beautiful, heartwarming story full of wit and pathos. More a study of human nature rather than a critique of the implementation of communism in USSR.
One of the most perfectly performed audio books I’ve ever listened to.
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- Miss C L Palmer
- 10-10-21
A fantastic listen
I don't usually review, but I was nearly put off this by some of the other reviews about the narration. I would just like to say that in my opinion they are completely wrong . This was nothing short of wonderful, the pacing was excellent and the phrasing superb. There are some words that are said in specific ways, but to my mind this was deliberate and cleverly done. I loved every minute and was sad to reach the end.
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- Stuart H Kennedy
- 03-04-21
Easy listen
This is very interesting story,, though not action packed it's an easy listen through an extraordinary life and a fascinating period of soviet society.
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- PeeBee
- 31-07-20
Wonderful use of the English language
Stick with the first couple of chapters. The use of English is superb. It’s a lovely story and really well read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-01-19
Just perfect
There is little to add. A wonderful, captivating book. I will certainly listen or read again in the near future.
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- MS CAROLYN DAVIES
- 21-03-20
Unusual an interesting story
Different from my usual choice. A very detailed story, I could visualise the happenings. The narration I thought excellent, a very pleasing voice. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
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- Anne Batterton
- 10-02-19
A Gentleman in Moscow.
The book is incredible.Long but enticing.A gem on every page.
Highly recommended.Beautifully read by Guy Smith.
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