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The Forgotten Waltz

By: Anne Enright
Narrated by: Heather O'Neill
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Publisher's summary

Irish novelist Anne Enright won the coveted Man Booker Prize for her eloquent novel The Gathering. In The Forgotten Waltz, Enright crafts a stunning tale about a Dublin woman’s affair and its heartrending consequences. Gina Moynihan is already married when she meets Seán Vallely. But longing and desire soon overtake them - and their lives begin to crumble shortly after.

©2011 Anne Enright (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

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“A breathtaking work that will surprise you; highly recommended.” ( Library Journal)

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Perfect Marriage of Novelist and Reader

Stayed in bed with a bad head cold today and luxuriated in this sure-footed, lyrical, and beautifully read novel. Few works of literature have been able to capture the emotional geography of a young woman's marital affair as well as this psychologically astute work. Coupled with Heather O'Neill's narration, Enright's novel offers an experience of rare immersion and intimacy for the reader.

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Good and realistic, but out of sync

Although this story documents an affair and is very bittersweet and realistic, it starts as one story and ends up as another. This story construct does not really work.. Most interesting and bittersweet is how people making decisions to leave a relationship cannot really let go of the last relationship.

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Who Are These People and Why Should I Care?

You didn???t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Yes, the narrator. I could picture the settings as she read, which is why I like to listen to books that take place in Ireland.

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I picked this book because I enjoyed Heather O'Neill's reading of The Likeness so much and wanted to hear her voice again. She does a good job here, too, but the book was over before I found any reason to care about any of the characters!

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