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City of Girls
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
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City of Girls
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Publisher's Summary
The blazingly brilliant new novel from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the international best seller Eat Pray Love: a glittering coming-of-age epic stitched across the fabric of a lost New York.
It is the summer of 1940. Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in New York with her suitcase and sewing machine, exiled by her despairing parents. Although her quicksilver talents with a needle and commitment to mastering the perfect hair roll have been deemed insufficient for her to pass into her sophomore year of Vassar, she soon finds gainful employment as the self-appointed seamstress at the Lily Playhouse, her unconventional Aunt Peg's charmingly disreputable Manhattan revue theatre. There, Vivian quickly becomes the toast of the showgirls, transforming the trash and tinsel only fit for the cheap seats into creations for goddesses.
Exile in New York is no exile at all: here in this strange wartime city of girls, Vivian and her girlfriends mean to be free, to get up to no good, to drink the heady highball of life itself to the last drop. And when the legendary English actress Edna Watson comes to the Lily to star in the company's most ambitious show ever, Vivian is entranced by the magic that follows in the wake of this true, true star.
But there are hard lessons to be learned and bitterly regrettable mistakes to be made. Vivian learns that to live the life she wants, she must live many lives, ceaselessly and ingeniously making them new.
'At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is,' she confides. And so Vivian sets forth her story, and that of the women around her - women who have lived as they truly are, out of step with a century that could never quite keep up with them.
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- Parmita
- 30-03-22
BRILLIANT!
Everything is perfect in this audiobook: the narration, the storyline, the characters, pacing, intensity, and much MUCH more.
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- Sanjukta
- 21-04-21
Narration was good, story average
The story was engaging mostly because of the narration. it was an interesting look through a young girl's journey through her early years to old age and all that happened in between. But nothing spectacular
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- NP
- 21-06-21
Fun and flirty in the forties.
This book actually deserves a 3.5/5 and not a 3. (When will audible allow half stars?!)
Vivian's courage and zest for life is really admirable. Having the strength of character to own her life, her desires and her agency, at a time when conservative society ruled the roost, is something truly amazing. Even today in 2021, many of us women will fail to live our life the way we really want to; succumbing to societal pressures instead.
City of Girls was hugely entertaining. The narrator, Blair, does a fine job with the narration - with the right mix of flirty and serious in her tones.
The story is very compelling and brings to us a tiny portion of the hypnotic 40's era in America. The first half is breezy, while the second does lightly touch upon serious issues. Yet, never does the book feel too wordy, preachy or boring.
That's one thing I can assure anyone who's interested in listening to this book. You won't ever be bored by this story. Vivian has plenty of tricks up her sleeve to keep you interested.
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- Glynn George
- 23-09-21
Right Narration
It was definitely long. But somehow the story was full of energy and all sorts of vibes that today must be made of. The voice did absolute justice to this one.
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- Rajbala Rathod
- 19-07-19
Glorious read/listening.
I feel like I've lived a hundred years through this book. I'm having to remind myself that what I just read was just a fiction, not an autobiography. It really is that lively and vivid. It's rich with experience and you can almost see the NYC of early 1900s. I'm sure you can relate some bit to many characters and get angry at some of them their dumbness and weep at some of their suffering. It's all just so beautiful and made me think about large from a larger perspective. And the narrator, oh God! I was a little sad at first for it's not naratted in Gilbert's own voice but the narattor is terrific. She brought the story to life. Such expression, such accurate accent.. Everything just so beautiful. I rejoiced the whole experience of listening to this book.
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- GODA
- 10-05-20
lovely book and performance is lovely too .
Its my first book and thank you , I had a wonderful experience listening to it.What a wonderful voice !
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- Manisha Verma
- 12-04-20
Its not really a love story
I approached this read as a coming if age story. But this book is so much more than that. Its feminist literature at its best - assertive, not aggressive. Such a different unapologetic protagonist. I obviously loved it. And for me the most beautiful part was the gift of Vivian to Angela. Thats love right there.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-04-20
A woman’s pain.
the book city of girls is written by a feminist.
Every single female’s portrayal was dealt sensitively with a message
And every single male was portrayed with a woman’s perspective of their shortfalls..
Such a beautiful book.
I really loved it.
It was close to my heart.
This book reflects the pain every single woman I know, who goes through pain with every single relationship with a man.
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- Gaurang Mukherji
- 20-08-19
what a fine read!
never thought some body could define frivolity worthy such compassion and grace. love you Elizabeth. you are my favourite. love your style and tone. the narrator is awesome too. had added a dimension to the story. kudos.
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- Dr Diva
- 07-01-21
Splendid read
The best part of the book for me was the unique bond of Frank and Vivian.
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