A Quiet Life

Released: December 18, 2025
Length: 5 hrs 42 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Soundings

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In Beryl Bainbridge's classic novel, seventeen-year-old Alan navigates a tumultuous family life in post-World War II England. As his sister Madge engages in secretive relationships with a German POW and their father struggles with the scars of war and an unhappy marriage, Alan finds himself caught in a web of familial discontent and expectations. Amidst his mother’s escapist romantic fantasies, the story unfolds with elements of sadness, irony, and dark humor, leading the family toward an inevitable crisis.

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