The Colonial Hotel, Jonathan Bennett
The Colonial Hotel, Jonathan Bennett
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The Colonial Hotel
A Novel

Author: Jonathan Bennett

Narrator: M. John Kennedy

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 08/14/2019

Synopsis

A lyrical, heartbreaking story of ardour and devastationIn this powerful novel of love and family, a doctor named Paris follows a nurse to a country on the brink of civil war. When a confrontation does break out, they are swept up by rebel forces and separated. The nurse, Helen, is pregnant; she escapes, but Paris is left behind, imprisoned by rebels as war rages.A narrative of brutal power about parental bonds, forgiveness, and identity, The Colonial Hotel recasts for the 21st century the ancient story of Paris, Helen, and Oenone. While the action might be ripped from international headlines, Bennett creates a wholly new take on an age-old tale set in the bleakest aspect of our unstable, yet remarkable, world.Bespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country’s greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam

You'll see lots of reviewers discuss how this novel is a retelling of the story of Paris & Helen, and that is true. What they may not be saying is that in many ways it's a complete overturning of that story, too. The Colonial Hotel does nothing less than try to upend the notions of (often male) hero......more

Goodreads review by Peter

Jonathan Bennett wants it all. He wants his latest book, The Colonial Hotel, to be a thriller, a literary homage, a political intrigue, a romance and a story about the act of storytelling itself. What’s amazing is not his audacity but the fact that he pulls it off. The Colonial Hotel is an adaptation......more

Goodreads review by Roger

Too Poetic… or not enough? Leave aside for the moment the fact that the characters in this short novel—Paris, Helen, Oenone, and others—have names from Greek mythology. Accept that the author is deliberately vague about their respective nationalities, or even the setting, beyond the fact that it is s......more

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