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Iris Lockhart is busy tending to the everyday business of her vintage clothing shop and sidestepping her married boyfriend's attempts at commitment when she receives a stunning phone call. Her great-aunt Esme, whom she never even knew existed, is being released from Cauldstone Hospital--where she has been locked away for over sixty years. Iris' grandmother, Kitty, always claimed to be an only child. But Esme's papers prove she is Kitty's sister, and Iris can see the shadow of her dead father in Esme's face. Esme has been labeled harmless, sane enough to coexist with the rest of the world. But Esme is still a stranger, a family member never mentioned by the family, and one who is sure to bring life-altering secrets with her when she leaves the ward. If Iris takes her in, what dangerous truths might she inherit? Weaving Esme's tragic story together with Iris' modern dilemmas, O'Farrell's gothic, intricate, cross-generational tale of family secrets, lost lives, and the complex longings of women will haunt listeners long past its final page.

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Anglais
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Blackstone Audiobooks
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24 octobre 2007
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13.39 x 1.73 x 14.83 cm
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1433209721
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978-1433209727
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Maggie O'Farrell is the author of four previous novels, including the acclaimed The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox and After You'd Gone. Born in Northern Ireland in 1972, she grew up in Wales and Scotland. She now lives in Edinburgh with her family.

Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including three AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening, and the American Library Association's Special Services to Children Award. She has twice been an Audie Award finalist. She is an accomplished actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs.

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Éditeur ‏ : ‎ Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged édition (24 octobre 2007)
Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433209721
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433209727
Poids de l'article ‏ : ‎ 1.58 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.39 x 1.73 x 14.83 cm

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D. Legare

Poignant !

Commenté en France le 14 octobre 2014

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Deuxième roman de cet auteur que je lis et encore une bonne surprise. Ces auteurs irlandais ont décidément une sensibilité particulière quand ils abordent les souffrances longtemps contenues.
Quand Iris reçoit un appel téléphonique d’un hôpital psychiatrique qui l’informe que sa grand-tante internée doit être internée dans un autre établissement ou bien recueillie chez elle, Iris tombe des nues. Elle n’a jamais entendu parler de cette grand-tante Esme qui est internée depuis soixante ans, sa famille n’en a jamais fait mention, ni même sa grand-mère dont Esme est la sœur. Iris décide de recueillir Esme chez elle en attendant de trouver une meilleure solution. Avec Esme l’histoire familiale va être dévoilée petit à petit dans toutes ses souffrances, ses hypocrisies et aussi toutes ses grands lâchetés.

Voilà un récit poignant qui mêle par bribes passés et présent, petite enfance et vieillesse qui brouillent les limites de la conscience et des souvenirs dans l’esprit un peu confus de la vieille dame. Maggie O’Farrell montre encore une fois qu’elle sait manipuler le temps avec grâce et beaucoup de virtuosité. Cette auteure livre ici un autre roman bouleversant sur la famille et les liens familiaux.

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Denise Ghesquiere

quand l'amour se transforme haine.

Commenté en France le 14 septembre 2014

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une technique étonnante avec tous ces points de vue différents qui construisent l'histoire sans qu'on s'en rende compte au début.Effrayant de voir ce que des gens ordinaires peuvent faire par dépit (amoureux, parce que les conventions de la bonne société ne sont pas respectées.....). c'est l'histoire de monstres ordinaires et d'une victime extraordinaire.

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M. Fabrice Daboval

The vanishing act of Esme Lennox

Commenté en France le 7 septembre 2014

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As always, Maggie O'Farrell loves to unsettle her readers (and that's why I love her books!).
In this novel, three women of two different times are speaking at the same time, and the three stories slowly start to become one brillant tale about love, hate and acceptance, about being different in a corseted world, not so long ago.
The art of Maggie O'Farrell consists in transforming a sad story with no ground-breaking event into a page-turner. Bravo!

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Laura

Just Annoying!

Commenté en France le 25 mars 2014

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I tried so hard to like this book but just couldn't. I tried to get into it but it was just annoying to read. First of all the print is huge and there is a lot of spaces between the lines so the book really isn't that long. Then it's just hard to get into and frustrating and no real good plot at all.

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Livinstella

Une histoire de fou

Commenté en France le 24 janvier 2014

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Un récit saisissant, et reposant sur une réalité dérangeante, celle des internements abusifs.
Alternant passé et présent, ce récit à plusieurs voix fait revivre l'histoire d'une injustice dont les motivations glacent progressivement les sangs du lecteur, au fur et à mesure que celui-ci les découvre...

Commenté en France le 4 décembre 2010

Iris ne connaissait pas l'existence d'Esme Lennox, la grand tante qui moisit en hôpital psychiatrique depuis plus de 60 ans et dont elle doit maintenant s'occuper. D'abord intriguée, elle s'attache très vite à cette femme qui semble avoir toute sa tête et tant de chagrins secrets. Le lien qui les unira bientôt ira au-delà de la seule sphère familiale. Une oeuvre poignante du début à la fin, dans la même veine que "the rain before it falls / la pluie avant qu'elle tombe" de J. Coe. Un style très riche, même si il peut parfois dérouter, avec une narration à plusieurs voix, qui s'approche sur certains plans de l'écriture automatique. On suit alors tous les points de vue des protagonistes, pour enfin découvrir le tragique secret de la vie d'Esme, qui bouleversera celle d'Iris. Passionnant et triste, très beau roman.

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K. Fleetwood

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

Commenté en France le 30 mai 2010

An enjoyable read, to be sure. When I told a friend that I was starting to really appreciate the Gothic novel (think DuMaurier's Rebecca, Collins' The Woman in White, the Bronte sisters, etc), she recommended O'Farrell's book to me. While it isn't the same level as Bronte or DuMaurier, I was engrossed from page one. The relationship between the sisters in this book was really compelling. There were enough plot twists that I was never bored and never entirely "on top" of things. I enjoyed O'Farrell's writing style, and after having read her book, found myself back on Amazon, ordering her other novels.

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Koathi

Disparition

Commenté en France le 10 juillet 2011

Style d écriture original et agréable. Les époques et les narrateurs s enlacent et se délacent, l histoire est émouvante.

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Mia

A must read book

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 29 mai 2020

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Loved this book , Maggie O’Farrell writes from the heart , making the characters come alive in such a way you feel that you know them, She has incredible talent , her perspective on people, relationships and life is extremely insightful.

As a young girl, Esme Lennox is taken from the family home and committed into a mental asylum 61 years later, the hospital is shutting down and the now elderly woman is released, The story is set between the 1930s and the present day and It’s so Shocking that a person, especially a female, back then could be institutionalised so easily by a family member or spouse .....
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Butterfly

Stunning

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 17 mars 2018

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This book is simply stunning. The first Maggie O'Farrell I've read, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was enchanted. The use of language is lovely. And, despite the subject matter (made all the more poignant by the fact that this sort of thing routinely happened to some girls not so long ago) and the fact I wanted to weep for the title character's stolen life, I very much enjoyed it.

It took me a while to let these characters go and pick up another book. I didn't want to say goodbye.

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El

A beautifully written book

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 11 mai 2021

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As I've become to expect from Maggie O'Farrell this is a beautifully written book, I read it in less than 48 hours, it was a gripping page turner and easily the best book i've read this year.

The book centres around the lead character Esme who has been in a mental hospital for 61 years, the hospital is now being closed and Esme has to leave as she has passed her assessments. Iris is the second main character who didn't know Esme existed until she was contacted as Esme's next-of-kin upon the closure of the hospital. (I don't wish to say much more about the storyline as i'm conscious of giving away spoilers.) The reader is taken slowly through Esme's backstory starting with her childhood years, there is a side story centring around Iris but I personally found this a little pointless as I felt it wasn't really necessary to the main story. The reader also hears from Kitty, Esme's elder sister who has dementia and is now in a care home, Kitty tells her version of Esme's story as well as her own backstory. It is very quickly apparent that Esme should never have been in the hospital and the reader is drip-fed clues as to what actually happened to lead to Esme being admitted. There are a few twists and turns along the way but it is an otherwise linear storyline where the reader picks up clues piece by piece until the big reveal. It was gripping and I couldn't stop reading. I had guessed the truth before it was revealed to the reader but the beauty of Maggie O'Farrell's writing made up for this. The character of Kitty in particular was wonderfully written and her dementia was tackled sensitively.

If I were to find criticism with this book it would be that there were no chapters, this doesn't usually bother me but in this story it meant there were no logical pauses, it also meant that it wasn't always clear where one characters narration of the story had finished and another had began. You were able to quickly find your bearings again but initially it did cause confusion a few times until you were used to the character's voice and I think dividing the character sections into chapters of their own would have remedied this. I also felt that the story itself is at parts a little far-fetched, such as when Iris attempts to return Esme to the hospital but finds she cannot because it is only open Monday-Friday office hours, however If you can overlook these minor things it really is a wonderful book.

I debated giving this book 4 stars because of my few criticisms of it but it's rare for me to get so engrossed in a book that I don't want to stop reading and I really loved this book. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery storyline, it reminded me of Elizabeth is Missing in terms of how the clues were slowly fed to the reader so fans of that book would also enjoy this.

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Lynda Kelly

Made Me Think Of Rosemary Kennedy.....

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 18 février 2016

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What a terrific and lovely story in many ways and also terribly sad and a real tragedy in others......it made me think of Rosemary Kennedy. I so liked Esme both when she was younger and older. She was so interesting and had a tragic life which is pretty heartbreaking to read about.
Her family just didn't appreciate nor try to understand their youngest daughter's spirit and zest for life. Nor why she changed or bother to find out what really changed her. Such a great shame. She was sixteen and apart from other things that happened to her she was also just......heartbroken.
Iris, the great-niece is another nice character although I wasn't keen on her always referring to the dog without giving him a name. Though she did look after him properly, I suppose.
I chuckled at the lefthanders' fact that was mentioned-I had no idea ! I liked the passage about inherited features as well.
I did get very confused when we encountered Kitty the grandmother but once I realised who was talking I managed to figure her speech patterns out just fine. It just threw me a bit when she popped up. Another couple of things I never really understood were the significance of the school blazer or the beach incident.
I was very angry by something mentioned near the end and really quite upset on Esme's behalf but I can't say more as I won't do spoilers and it's very hard not to here. It was a strange ending. I hadn't realised I'd finished till it asked me to Tweet my review !!
I also need to point out that were no mistakes !!! So even more of a pleasure for this reader. I'll certainly be putting more of her stories in my wishlist.

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M. J. Bryan

Not sure why this was so highly rated

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 4 août 2020

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Generally I felt it was unnecessarily slow, to the point where I had guessed all the twists by the time they arrived. At first I was a little put off by how awfully she portrayed ever single man, without exception, but by the end I realised the females weren't showered with glory either (but for men it was unrelenting). Finally on the negatives, I didn't enjoy the flashback thoughts to start with from Esme and latterly the sister Kitty. I mean I liked the narratives, just not the way they were randomly placed in half sentences without introduction or knowing who was doing the musing. It felt very contrived and they interrupted rather than enhanced the story. On the plus side, the injustice was infuriating, the story was also an interesting concept and once it got going (well over half way through) you were intrigued to find out where it would end up.

If you have lots of books to read I would probably read this one towards the end and then only if you have something a little less sombre to follow it.

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