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The Robber Bride Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Margaret Atwood (Author), Bernadette Dunne (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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From the best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments - one of Margaret Atwood’s most unforgettable characters lurks at the center of this intricate novel like a spider in a web. The glamorous, irresistible, unscrupulous Zenia is nothing less than a fairy-tale villain in the memories of her former friends.

Roz, Charis, and Tony - university classmates decades ago - were reunited at Zenia’s funeral and have met monthly for lunch ever since, obsessively retracing the destructive swath she once cut through their lives. A brilliantly inventive fabulist, Zenia had a talent for exploiting her friends’ weaknesses, wielding intimacy as a weapon and cheating them of money, time, sympathy, and men.

But one day, five years after her funeral, they are shocked to catch sight of Zenia: Even her death appears to have been yet another fiction. As the three women plot to confront their larger-than-life nemesis, Atwood proves herself a gleefully acute observer of the treacherous shoals of friendship, trust, desire, and power.

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  1. Listening Length
    20 hours and 12 minutes
  2. Author
    Margaret Atwood
  3. Narrator
    Bernadette Dunne
  4. Audible release date
    August 3, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B005FR1MLE
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 20 hours and 12 minutes
Author Margaret Atwood
Narrator Bernadette Dunne
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date August 03, 2011
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B005FR1MLE
Best Sellers Rank #42,793 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#335 in Dark Humor
#1,152 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,631 in Literary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Linda Benedict
5.0 out of 5 stars Femme Fatale
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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Any woman who has ever encountered a toxic, manipulative rival can identify with all the three women victims in this tale. Each woman has weaknesses and strengths, but none have what it takes to withstand the plotting and treachery of Zinnea. The men suffer, too, but they seem more a Greek chorus rather than fully developed characters themselves. The single male exception is Roz’s gay assistant, who serves as a giver of wisdom, and as a balance wheel for her quandaries. His responses quoted from classic sources give him a certain cachet. It’s a delight to read a literary novel in this time when so many writers fail even the basics of good English usage and don’t use adequate proofreading. None of those problems crop up here, as Atwood is both professional and a gifted artist. Most readers will probably agree the ending satisfies.
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4.0 out of 5 stars More than a robber
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
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I liked the construct of the story, you will not forget it. Zenia's dead, or is she? I don't know that we readers needed so much explanation about the thoughts of each of them....except Zenia, we didn't go inside her head. I enjoyed it but know of few people I would recommend it to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Written
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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Atwood does it again. With great humor she delineates the psychology of women in relation to men and to themselves. Full of fresh insights, depth and playfulness.
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Buff Crone
3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best work
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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The characters are well drawn but the plot is disappointing. I wasn’t convinced at all that these characters would have behaved in this way.
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Barbara Wilder
5.0 out of 5 stars A different Margot Atwood
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
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Could not put this book down. A different Atwood in my opinion. Women’s lives changed and haunted by a woman who might or. Might not be dead
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bossdoug
4.0 out of 5 stars A VERY LONG BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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This is a good yarn, well written as one expects from Margaret Atwood. Personally I thought the book could be about half as long. I kept wishing for the story to end.
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D Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Tale
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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Somehow I missed this Margaret Atwood book, although she has long been one of my favorite authors. This one is a tour de force. Every sentence is artfully created. This author has a deep understanding of the hearts and minds of women. The story is serious, but has notes of humor as well. It’s a luscious read.
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Liliya V.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023
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Book as described, well packaged and arrived quickly. Very pleased! Thank you!
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Jp Power
5.0 out of 5 stars non stop literary fun
Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2021
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thrilling
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Patrick C.
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible and boring
Reviewed in France on February 24, 2024
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Unlike other work from this author entirely. In a bad way. Avoid it.
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Mrs. Lee Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Attwood at her best
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2023
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'ROBBER Bride has plot that draws you in.
Her spot on descriptions of time , place & character are 'on the money'. The intriuging, Zenia, whom the is the 'Robber Bride, seen through the eyes of those who have been 'robbed' literalky & metaphorically, takes us through their individual experiences of this Jezebel figure. A true Masterclass of story telling, that only Margaret Attwood could think off & 'pull off'. Stunning.
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Fran
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great tale from MA
Reviewed in Spain on March 6, 2023
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I haven't even finished it yet but I repish every page!
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Angelica Pesce
1.0 out of 5 stars EDIZIONE NON CONFORME ALLE IMMAGINI
Reviewed in Italy on November 26, 2020
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Edizione non conforme alla foto del libro. Ho fatto il reso!
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1.0 out of 5 stars EDIZIONE NON CONFORME ALLE IMMAGINI
Reviewed in Italy on November 26, 2020
Edizione non conforme alla foto del libro. Ho fatto il reso!
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