Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is brought to life by Joanna Lumley's sensitive and expressive reading of this classic. Although abridged, it is an absolute joy to listen to. This CD forms part of the Orbis (DeAgostini) collection called 'Talking Classics' which came out a number of years ago. The series, as a whole, exposes the listener to a well-selected...
In Venice, Frances Croy is working to leave the previous year behind: another novel published to little success, a scathing review she can't quite manage to forget, and, most of all, the real reason behind her self-imposed exile from London: the incident at the Savoy. Sequestered within an aging palazzo, Frankie finds comfort in the emptiness of Venice in winter, in the absence of others. And then Gilly appears.