The Dissent of Annie Lang

Details:

• author: Ros Franey
  
• full title: The Dissent of Annie Lang
  
• narrator: Joanna Ruiz
  
• genre: historical fiction, literary fiction
  
• topics: #comingofage #family #mystery
  
• publisher: Saga Egmont Audio
• publish date: 04.11.2021
• timing: 9:07:00

My Rating of the Audiobook:

• content: 💙💙💙💙
• narration: 💙💙💙💙.5

 

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Excerpt from the Book:

These are the secrets of Annie Rose Lang in which I write the history of my hidden thoughts and all the things I can't say to anyone, not even Beatrice, except I do say some things to her. I am twelve and a half, the daughter of Harry Lang, manager of Roebuck's Biscuits and some other things, and of Agnes Mary Lang my beloved mother, not of Agnes Ada Lang who is my mother now.

My Thoughts:

Annie Lang is a strong, impulsive, and stubborn main character. But she’s also quite naïve, mainly because of her age and her upbringing. She is a character that, in time, you grow to like. Annie lives in a strict religious family. Her mother died when she was seven, and after that, her father remarried. In time, more and more strange events emerge. Nobody explains them, but Annie wants to know more.

This novel is pretty slow-paced, and not all readers will like it. But I guess it could be a treat for fans of slow-paced historical and literary fiction. Especially those who appreciate a hint of mystery in books they read.

The narration was excellent. The narrator used distinct voices for younger and older Annie and other characters.

About the Author:

Ros Franey is an award-winning documentarian. Two films about the Guildford 4 and the book she co-authored, Timebomb, contributed to the quashing of their case. This is her second novel; her first was Cry Baby.