Paraffin Winter
Gelesen von Peter Chowney
Peter Chowney
(4,324 Sterne; 37 Bewertungen)
The winter of 1963 was the coldest winter of the century in the UK, at a time when post-war austerity and social class divisions made for a miserable life for many people. These were the days of back boilers, bubble and squeak, paraffin oil stoves, gas works, steam trains, and starting handles. The 1960s technological and social revolution hadn’t happened yet.
Ronnie and Jenny Delaney live in the south coast town of Poole, close by the gas works. They get by - Jenny works in the local pottery and Ronnie runs a paraffin delivery round, helping to keep his grateful customers warm. But then something unexpected turns up on the paraffin round: an eyeball. It doesn't take Ronnie long to work out that it's got something to do with his past as a small-time crook, back in the East End of London. Someone's messing him about. He can handle it. Or so he thinks.
But things start to get complicated, and he quickly finds himself way out of his depth. It's going to take someone cleverer than Ronnie to get to the bottom of this one. And that someone is closer than he could ever have imagined ...
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Bewertungen
Karebil
(5 Sterne)
A perfect rare jewel of a book! I found the narration a bit difficult to listen to at first, but adapted and enjoyed it. The storyline is magnificent. I'm not sure when I've been so entranced by a book. Thank you for so much pleasure. I am a cancer patient who finds myself too sick to read, but I can listen.
WOW! I almost passed this up!
Sunny
(5 Sterne)
This is one of my favorite audio books of all time! The author/reader did an excellent job. I could barely stop listening to the book. I highly recommend this book to everyone! I can't wait to see if this author has written many other books. Love love loved this book.
By: Dariclone
(0 Sterne)
I loved this book! I felt like I was actually there, in the '60's , in England, even though I've never had the pleasure of experiencing. Ronnie and Jenny were great fully fleshed out characters. I also really appreciated the background on English politics and Communisim. I found it fascinating! ...
By: Chris
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Superb narration and audio quality. Great writing, I really felt transported into 1960's England. I did think the pacing was a bit slow at times though. It was a long book and I'm guessing there were some things that could have been cut in order to pick up the pace ...
By: canyonal
(0 Sterne)
without doubt the best book on podiobooks and audible. the story has believable characters and the plot unfolds patiently, by this i mean it holds you spellbound but without the frenetic space filling of other novels. the reading is extremely good too. peter chowney should be taken up by the ...
By: Daniela
(0 Sterne)
This is simply one of the finest audio/books I have read. The characters are so well done and finished...complex and interesting. The romance of Ronnie and Jenny is so touching because it is REAL....we see the highs and the lows, the realistic tug of war between lovers. I cried my ...
By: Mike
(0 Sterne)
Thank you Peter Chowney for Paraffin Winter. I just finished the last episode and I feel as if I experienced the time and flavor of 1963 Poole and knew Ronnie and Jenny. Excellent story and recording. 'In the Bleak Mid-Winter" is an very good choice to set the tone. Thank ...
By: Georg
(0 Sterne)
Paraffin Winter is one of my favourite e-books on Podiobooks (and elsewhere). The story is well built with interesting characters and full of details of the early 1960s. I like the straight reading with the lovely british accent that commanded my full attention as a non-native speaker. Allison Crowes Song ...