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OverviewSam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for one another. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad visions. A chilling novel of the relations between parents and children, husbands and wives, The Man Who Loved Children is acknowledged as a contemporary classic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christina Stead , C M HebertPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780786159611ISBN 10: 0786159618 Publication Date: 01 September 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsSimply as a portrait of an extraordinary family, the book probably has no equal. And what a family!...Although the larger-than-life domestic scenes may not always be pleasant to read, they are nevertheless unforgettable. Listening to them might actually be better than reading them...with [audio], the splendid writing can be fully appreciated. C.M. Hebert reads the challenging text with skill and understanding. -- Library Journal This crazy, gorgeous family novel is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth-century. -- Jonathan Franzen Told in a gush of extravagant language such as is not heard in the age of television...[Hebert gives] every word its proper attention and [shows] great sensitivity to the emotional content (usually high) of every line of dialogue. -- AudioFile Simply as a portrait of an extraordinary family, the book probably has no equal. And what a family!...Although the larger-than-life domestic scenes may not always be pleasant to read, they are nevertheless unforgettable. Listening to them might actually be better than reading them...with [audio], the splendid writing can be fully appreciated. C.M. H bert reads the challenging text with skill and understanding. -- Library Journal Told in a gush of extravagant language such as is not heard in the age of television...[Hebert gives] every word its proper attention and [shows] great sensitivity to the emotional content (usually high) of every line of dialogue. -- AudioFile This crazy, gorgeous family novel is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth-century. -- Jonathan Franzen Author InformationChristina Stead (1902-1983) born in Australia, was the author of over a dozen works of fiction and the recipient of the Patrick White Prize. C. M. Hebert is an Earphones Award winner and Audie Award nominee. She is the recording studio director for the Talking Books Program at the Library of Congress' National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, daughter, cat, and assorted fish. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |