The Forgotten Waltz

Name: The Forgotten Waltz
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Anne Enright
ISBN: 9781461847007

Author: Anne Enright

Narrator: Heather O'Neill

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/03/2011

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Irish novelist Anne Enright won the coveted Man Booker Prize for her eloquent novel The Gathering. In The Forgotten Waltz, Enright crafts a stunning tale about a Dublin woman's affair and its heartrending consequences. Gina Moynihan is already married when she meets SeAn Vallely. But longing and desire soon overtake them-and their lives begin to crumble shortly after. "A breathtaking work that will surprise you; highly recommended."-Library Journal

About Anne Enright

Anne Enright is the author of two
volumes of stories and several novels, including The Forgotten Waltz and The
Gathering, which won the Man Booker Prize.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on December 20, 2015

I just can't believe it. That all you have to do is sleep with somebody and get caught and you never have to see your in-laws again. Ever. Pfffft! Gone. It's the nearest thing to magic I have yet found. Don't be fooled by the sentimental title, or the romantic songs that lead off each chapter—the......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on February 19, 2012

I expected to love this book, given Anne Enright's reputation and my love for all things Irish. But it left me cold. It's not the adultery that galled me, but how it was carried out and presented. Even after finishing the book I found the main character, Gina, elusive. She never came to life for me......more

Goodreads review by Peter on December 09, 2018

Man this is a hard book to like. It's told from the point of view of Gina, a married woman, who embarks on an affair with a married man. I didn't know who to root for, or if I was even supposed to be rooting for anyone. Is it well-written? Undoubtedly. Enright is strong on the theme of adultery - the......more