On Beauty

Unabridged
Author: Zadie Smith
Narrator: Peter Francis James
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Date: September 2005
Length: 16 hours
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

Set on both sides of the Atlantic, Smith's third novel is a brilliant analysis of family life, the institution of marriage, intersections of the personal and the political, and an honest look at people's deceptions.

Reviews (1)

Quite good...

Written by Wayne from Bronx, NY on September 17th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

So this is a very entertaining, highly intellectualized melodrama based on Foresters' "Howards End." I very much enjoyed the academic landscape and the who's sleeping with who machinations. Fun stuff. I brought the CD's in from the car and played them at night