The Getting of Wisdom

Name: The Getting of Wisdom
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)
Author: Henry Handel Richardson
ISBN: 9781538512746

Author: Henry Handel Richardson

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 01/09/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The Getting of Wisdom, a wicked and satirical novel on the pain and confusion of growing up, first appeared in 1910. A century later, it has lost none of its bite. One of the most memorable characters in Australian fiction, Laura Rambotham, aged twelve, enters the portals of an exclusive girls’ school eager to be accepted. But this precocious country girl is snubbed and ridiculed by her fellow students, who are richer, more attractive, and more adept at dealing with life’s hypocrisies.

About Henry Handel Richardson

Henry Handel Richardson is the pseudonym for Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson (1870–1946), who was an Australian author.

About Justine Eyre

Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated many audiobooks, earning the prestigious Audie Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She is multilingual and known for her great facility with accents. She has appeared on stage, with leading roles in King Lear and The Crucible, and has had starring roles in four films on the indie circuit. Her television credits include Two and a Half Men and Mad Men.

Reviews

Goodreads review by JimZ

I very much enjoyed this book. I enjoyed it so much I read it in one sitting. 🙂 🙃 Laura lives with her widowed mother and her siblings out in the country in Australia (circa 1890). The mother skimps and saves enough money for Laura who is 12 to go to boarding school for a proper education. She is the......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma

4★ I was not in the mood for this period piece, but it is such a good depiction of the times that it’s hard not to appreciate it. Laura is a feisty little girl, eldest daughter of a widowed mother who sews and embroiders to keep the family together and to send Laura to boarding school in Melbourne in......more

Goodreads review by Stef

As I was reading the enchanting misadventures of the loveable (and irritating) scapegrace Laura I kept being struck with the impossibility of a male author having not only chosen this topic, but written such a sensitive account of a girl's attempts to relate to other girls in a female dominated sett......more

Goodreads review by Fiona

"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding" Although overall I found that this story went on rather longer than it needed, I was pleasantly surprised by the wit and prose of Henry Handel Richardson. The story predominantly rests on Laura, a headstr......more

Quotes

“The Getting of Wisdom races ahead of the reader, succeeding by force of narrative and sheer charm…spontaneity and skill; the values of a whole society are seen here in microcosm through the lives of pupils and teachers.” New Statesman