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The Copper Peacock and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
With deceptive economy in these nine short stories, Ruth Rendell indicates hidden depths in ordinary events and creates a sense of profound unease. The stories are: 'A Pair of Yellow Lilies', 'Paperwork', 'Mother’s Hel'p, 'Long Live the Queen', 'Dying Happy', 'The Copper Peacock', 'Weeds', 'The Fish-Sitter', and 'An Unwanted Woman'.
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- Avril
- 07-11-21
Clever but very unpleasant
Ruth Rendell has always been a favourite of mine, but be warned, this collection is anything. But happy ending. The characters are mostly extremely unpleasant, nicely read by Penelope Keith.
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- Cass
- 14-09-21
Good plot
Loved the twists and turns
loved the fact of the short story
Very well read
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- W. King
- 07-01-23
Good.
A good collection of short stories. Most more of a puzzle, than the usual murders that Ruth Rendell regails. Perfectly narrated by Penelope Keith.
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- R D
- 23-10-22
Stories OK chapter divisions strange
I liked the stories even though a couple were predictable. Ruth Rendell is an expert at her craft.
I didn’t like the way the chapter endings often didn’t relate to the endings of the stories. This was confusing and also difficult to find a story beginning if you fell asleep or didn’t notice that one story had ended and another started.
The relative lack of variety in the reader’s voice made this more likely and vice-versa, and flattened the tone of the stories.
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- Linda H.
- 24-03-22
A great listen
This really is a brilliant collection of short stories. really enjoyed all of them alot
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-23
Thank you so much
Yes I confirm that I have read and very much enjoyed this book…(listened to I mean!)
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- MW
- 03-07-22
Easy listening
I enjoyed this although some of the stories were a little predictable. They were mostly short enough to listen to at one sitting - however I wish the narrator had paused for a little longer between each story and given each new title a little more emphasis - sometimes she began a new story so quickly that I hardly realised the last one had finished!
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- Barbara Perry
- 15-12-22
Wonderful listen
Penelope Keith has the most beautiful voice, it’s a joy to listen to her, and reading Ruth Randell’s stories is perfection. Highly recommended
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- Maggsie
- 27-01-24
A mixed bunch
I liked some but not others and I felt that some of the stories ended very abruptly. I did like the first story, though.
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- richard2
- 08-12-21
Lacklustre stuff
Aside from a few swift, thought provoking endings, these stories seem very forgettable. Personally, to me Penelope Keith sounds so like a caricature of posh suburban lady (Margot?) that her voice is irritatingly intrusive too.
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