A Mixture of Frailties, Robertson Davies
A Mixture of Frailties, Robertson Davies
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A Mixture of Frailties
The Salterton Trilogy, Book 3

Author: Robertson Davies

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 12 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/28/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Its a muddle, thought Monica. A muddle and I cant get it straight. I wish I knew what I should do. I wish I even knew what I want to doI want to go on in the life that has somehow or other found me and claimed me. And I want so terribly to be happy. Oh god, dont let me slip under the surface of all the heavyhearted dullness that seems to claim so many people.A Mixture of Frailties is so much more than the story of Monica Galls life in London and her education as a singer. It is an account of her education as a human being, and the result is an absorbing novel, comic in the true sense, vivid and frequently moving.

About Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies (1913–1995) was an internationally acclaimed author, actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aaron

Every Davies book I've read so far has been really enjoyable, but I found this one truly exceptional. His later novels are more technically skilled - the Deptford trilogy taken as whole contains more detailed characters and more insight into the subjectivity and serendipity of personal experience -......more

Goodreads review by W.D.

The most serious and deep of the three novels. If I have time I will write a review, but for now, here is the protagonist reflecting on what music stirs in her: It was the yearning which had been buried in the heart of her mother, denied and thwarted but there, forever alive and demanding. It was a y......more

Goodreads review by Karen

In this weird time in our human history, Davies is like a balm to my soul. His writing is insightful and witty, warmly crisp and engaging, and hits all the emotional marks, celebrating the passions, fears, and silliness of humankind. In this, the conclusion to the Salterton Trilogy, the story of Sol......more

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