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Mrs. Kimble

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Mrs. Kimble

Von: Jennifer Haigh
Gesprochen von: Martha Plimpton
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“Beautiful, devastating and complex.” —Chicago Tribune

The award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of BakerTowers, The Condition, and Faith, tells the story of Birdie, Joan,and Dinah, three women who marry the same charismatic, predatory, and enigmaticopportunist: Ken Kimble. Resonating with emotional intensity and narrativeinnovation reminiscent of Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible, and Zora Neale Hurston’s TheirEyes Were Watching God, Haigh’s Mrs. Kimble is a timeless story ofgrief, passion, heartache, deception, and the complex riddle of love. Action & Abenteuer Belletristik Zeitgenössische Literatur
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An interesting, somewhat bleak, story about three different women who have very little in common – except they are all naïve or desperate enough to marry the secretive Ken Kimble. I enjoyed their stories equally, felt sorry for Birdie (who never really had a chance), was mad at Joan (who should’ve known better) and cheered for Dinah (the one who – eventually – got away). And of course I hated Ken Kimble with a vengeance, even though I never really got to know him. He's a different kind of husband to each of his three wives, a chameleon who's never quite tangible.

The narrator sounds quite a bit older than the main characters, but I enjoyed listening to her. She made the three women come to life.

Complex drama

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