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Hot Water
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
Mrs Gedge has powerful allies - including the prohibitionist Senator Opal. But will she get her way? And will the Senator's delightful daughter Jane get her man?
In a plot which involves safe-blowers, con men, jewel-thieves and even a Bloomsbury novelist, few are quite as they seem. But the heady atmosphere of France in the 1930s makes for one of Wodehouse's most delightful comedies.
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- Bruce
- 11-02-19
One of my favourite Wodehouse stories, but not great performance
I suspect it’s a Marmite thing, with some people thinking J Cecil is the cat’s pyjamas, and some not. I fall into the latter category.
It must be a difficult book to perform, as almost all the characters are American, but I felt that JC blurred the characters, especially during dialogues, to an extent that it sometimes became difficult to be sure who was speaking . Coupled with his slight tendency to gabble, especially in the first half, I found this recording to be less enjoyable than I had anticipated.
Still a worthwhile purchase, but not on my favourites list.
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- Mr Alexander R Gill
- 05-04-21
Excellent
Another good piece of escapism from the master of storytelling. An enjoyable story with laughs aplenty throughout and typical Wodehouse characters. I enjoyed the reading and would recommend.
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- LMC
- 19-09-22
Wodehouse at his most farcical
Plot is generally secondary in Wodehouse, but in some of his works it's even less important. Hot Water is one of the latter. The plot is ludicrous, there are far too many characters, coincidences abound, identities are mistaken on the thinnest pretexts. But this is Wodehouse, so the result is as light, fluffy and enjoyable as a well-made mousse. Jonathan Cecil's narration is, as ever, peerless.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-10-21
Record breaking
Even if you enjoy complex storylines with twists and unlikely coincidences this will challenge you.
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- Mrs Pauline Diane Goodwin
- 11-09-22
Fabulous
Cecil is marvellous! Absolutely hilarious, serves Wodehouse so wonderfully! His aristocracy shines through every time he says girl🤣
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- Duncan
- 06-09-23
Wonderfully performed (as usual) by Jonathan Cecil
Another Wodehouse masterpiece! I enjoyed every minute. Maybe the ending IS predictable... but every step of the journey toward it is delightful.
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- Nicola
- 09-03-21
Brilliant!!
I run out of things to say about Wodehouse. I find his stories so witty and surprisingly relevant today.
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- Marelle
- 11-01-22
Funny, sweet and well read
An easygoing book with multiple intertwined storylines with fine British humor. Works as a happyness prescription drug. 😀 Jonathan Cecil is the best reader of Wodehouse.
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- Mark
- 29-04-23
This is one of the best
I’ve listen to most of PG Wodehouse audiobooks and this is one of my favourites.
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- Peter R
- 22-03-22
Excellent
Superb in every way! Very entertaining plot, criminals and imposters galore in a French "chat-ee-o".
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