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The Complete Mapp and Lucia, Volume 2
- Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress, and Trouble for Lucia
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 27 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
Sharply observant and wickedly funny, E.F. Benson's six Mapp and Lucia novels satirize the upper-middle-class social climbers in 1920s and '30s rural England. Games of bridge and cups of tea fuel hilarious gossip and vindictive plots a-plenty. It is a masterfully sustained spotlight on the minutiae of village life - a clever and ultimately heartwarming series that seems tailor-made for audio. This second volume contains the second three books.
Mapp and Lucia: When Lucia goes to stay in Tilling, Miss Mapp's social pedestal starts to wobble. Far from falling into line as Miss Mapp expects, Lucia soon maneuvers herself - via dinners, luncheons, and games of bridge - into a position of control. Behind a facade of exaggerated manners, the gloves are off!
Lucia's Progress: Lucia's 50th birthday is approaching, and she is determined to give her life more meaning. From rumors of pregnancy and Roman remains to Tilling's Town Council elections, renewed rivalry between Lucia and Elizabeth Mapp-Flint (who has married Major Benjy) ripples irresistibly through the novel with many a laugh-out-loud moment.
Trouble for Lucia: Lucia is now rich, happily married, and mayor of Tilling - but the village gossip is in full swing, and Lucia's arch-rival Elizabeth is out for revenge. Will Lucia fall at the final hurdle?
Delightfully witty and shamelessly entertaining, this is a fitting finale to the series - E.F. Benson's au reservoir!
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- alfbeetle
- 31-03-24
Fabulous!
I love both TV versions, and at first, thought this audio version hadn't captured the insane, over the top snobbery and guile of the protagonists, but I was wrong. It's spot on.
But I wish E F Benson had written a further M&L book...
(there is a bit of Mapp and Lucia in us all...)
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- Ruth Wightman
- 18-04-22
Totally brilliant!
These six books written as a series are excellent. They vividly take you to another world. The comedy is laugh out loud and often hilarious. I have read them a number of times as I think the satire and social commentary is brilliant. They don’t date and the themes are still relevant today. The reading is wonderful and full of convincing characterisation. A great joy all round. Feel sad I’ve finished but will listen again in a few years !
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-09-22
Cottagecore lobotomy with brilliant narrator
The characters embody all the qualities that I hate the most in people (vanity, pettiness, pride, artifice) and are often so insufferable I want to punch them (minus Georgie)- yet I have somehow been lulled into over 15 hours of this semi comforting, semi exasperating fluff. Theres a glacial creak of character development and some funny moments but overall it’s just a cosy lobotomy. The narrator is really brilliant though! If it weren’t for her there’s no way I’d be able to endure this.
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- N. Murray
- 29-07-21
N M Murray
Beautifully read which reallly enhanced the story,An Engrossing and delightfully written areal pleasure .Comic and insightful.
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- woodkat
- 07-04-23
A well performed Classic!
I recommend it. Excellent version and well performed. The only negative is the wrong pronunciation of Riseholme, but otherwise very good.
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- James
- 10-04-21
Bloody amazing
Been wanting the full and unabridged M&L books for a while. I humbly awaited Miriam M to do them as I have her abridged performances. You can imagine my wonderment when I saw they were available for purchase and I can confirm Georgina performs them wonderfully and gets the nuances perfectly down to a ‘T’. One of the best audible purchases I’ve made.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-08-21
Fantastic listen
I loved everything about the Mapp and Lucia books. I’ve just listened to them all whilst painting and decorating. The characters are superbly drawn and the plot twists comic. The spitefulness and rivalry between Mapp and Lucia is a joy. The narrator, Georgina Sutton, is absolutely fantastic and does the voices so well that you can see them all in your mind’s eye.
Thank you Audible!
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- Mellifluous
- 20-01-22
Superb narration of an hilarious classic
This is the best narration I have ever heard: every character distinct; no voices too freakish to believe in; beautifully clear and distinct and no annoying mispronunciations. Of course, the stories themselves are absolutely wonderful, often making you laugh out loud, and they’re brilliantly well-observed. An absolute joy in every way. Many congratulations to the narrator who brought the stories to life so vividly and convincingly.
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- Emma
- 21-08-22
Am devastated to have finished the series. ..
...whatever can I ever enjoy as much. EF Benson I love you. Georgie, I love you even more ❤️
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- suzie
- 13-08-22
How can nothing happening be so enjoyable?
Loved it. Nothing much happens but I really got sucked into the lives of the Tillingites. So cute. Georgie is my favourite. The performer was superb, it was easy to forget that it was one person
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