Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Gilda

By: John C. Foster
Narrated by: Linda Jones
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

The year is 1980. On a former French Plantation east of Chanthaburi, a very exclusive gathering brings together five extraordinary women. Stories were their business, and Gilda was at the top of the heap. There wasn’t a war she hadn’t reported, a scandal she hadn’t uncovered or a bestseller list she hadn’t topped.

The Whisky & Ink Ladies Drinking Society numbered only five at any one time, no boys allowed. Its meetings took place every two years. And Claude, daughter of the late Ava Wood, wants in. If things go right, she’ll be initiated into WILDS at the end of the visit.
©2023 John C. Foster (P)2023 John C. Foster
Historical Fiction Women's Fiction
Show More Show Less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Gilda

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Thomas Joyce

An original, gripping story, delivered with style and emotion

This was a fantastic listen. Such a unique premise and setting, the story and narration combined to play out in my mind's eye. I loved the idea of a group of old female friends meeting up to regale each other with gruesome tales, such as the one shared by Gilda here, and the narrator did an excellent job of lending her voice to both Gilda's story and Claude's wider story, guided expertly by the author's structure. At times the prose caused me to catch my breath, such as when Claude is visited by the creepy guest, and the revelation at the end. Foster is fantastic at creating wonderful imagery with so little fuss, and the basis for his stories are as fresh as a gust of winter air. Or a tropical storm in the jungles of Thailand. I loved it.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!