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The Waves

AuthorVirginia Woolf

NarratorLucy Briars

Duration10h 30m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels, Classics

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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'The Waves', more than any of Virginia Woolf's other novels, conveys the complexities of human experience. Tracing the lives of a group of friends, 'The Waves' follows their development from childhood to youth and middle age. The novel is most remarkable for the rich poetic language that conveys the aspirations, triumphs and regrets of her characters. Separately and together, they query the relationship of past to present, and the meaning of life itself.

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