Summary
When Elspeth Noblin dies of cancer, she leaves her London apartment to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina. These two American girls never met their English aunt, their mother's twin sister. Julia and Valentina are semi-normal American teenagers-- with seemingly little interest in college, finding... Full description
Summary: |
When Elspeth Noblin dies of cancer, she leaves her London apartment to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina. These two American girls never met their English aunt, their mother's twin sister. Julia and Valentina are semi-normal American teenagers-- with seemingly little interest in college, finding jobs, or anything outside their cozy home in the suburbs of Chicago, and with an abnormally intense attachment to one another. The girls move to Elspeth's flat, which borders Highgate Cemetery in London. They come to know the building's other residents. As the girls become embroiled in their neighbors' fraying lives, they also discover that much is still alive in Highgate, including-- perhaps-- their deceased aunt, who can't seem to leave life behind. |
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Item Description: |
Unabridged. Compact discs. |
Physical Description: |
12 audio discs (approximately 14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also on cassette. |
Playing Time: |
14:00:00 |
Format: |
Compact disc. |
Production Credits: |
Director and producer, Karen Pearlman ; associate producer, Travis Tonn. |
ISBN: |
0743599306 9780743599306 9781440758348 1440758344 |
Author Notes: |
Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (2003), was a national bestseller. The Time Traveler's Wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time-travel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his frequent and unpredictable absences. The film version, starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, is due for release in August 2009. Her latest fiction novel is entitled, Her Fearful Symmetry. (Bowker Author Biography) |