Audiobook In Pursuit of Love by Mark Bostridge in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Imagine hearing the rustle of old letters and the distant crash of Caribbean waves as Mark Bostridge unravels a love story that haunted him since his twenties. This isn't just a biography-it's a personal pilgrimage, beautifully rendered for the ear. Bostridge, captivated by Adèle Hugo's tragic pursuit of a soldier who rejected her (and the film inspired by her life), sets off on a decades-long quest, tracing her path from the Channel Islands to Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. The audiobook becomes a companion on this journey, the narrator's voice carrying the weight of history and the intimacy of discovery.
What makes this so compelling is how Bostridge's own life intertwines with Adèle's. He doesn't just research her; he confronts his own echoes of longing, of feeling unseen by parents, of being haunted by stories that refuse to leave you. You hear the quiet intensity in his voice as he describes meeting descendants of the elusive soldier, or standing where Adèle once stood, abandoned and broken. The audiobook format makes the mystery visceral-he's not just telling you what he found, he's guiding you through it, step by step.
The emotional core is devastating yet tender: Adèle, Victor Hugo's daughter, chasing a love that never returned, driven to the brink by a heart she couldn't control. Bostridge frames it not as a mere tragedy, but as a mirror to our shared human hunger for connection, for stories that consume us. You'll feel the ache of her unrequited love, the suffocating distance of her father's literary shadow, and the quiet tragedy of being "rich from the inheritance of the rights to her father's books" while her own life faded in an asylum.
This isn't dry history. It's a memoir woven into a mystery, a travelogue of the heart. The narrator's pacing mirrors Bostridge's own unraveling of the past-sometimes slow, meditative, as he sits with a letter; other times urgent, as he races to uncover a clue. You'll hear the Caribbean heat in the voice, the chill of the Channel Islands, the sigh of a century-old secret finally spoken. It's the kind of audiobook that stays with you long after the final chapter, making you lean in, whispering to yourself, "I've felt that too." A rare blend of scholarly depth and raw humanity, perfect for anyone who's ever been haunted by a story that wasn't theirs to tell.
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Listening to fiction
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
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VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Listening to audio lectures
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
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