Mr. Loverman
A Novel
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Mr. Loverman
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Narrated by:
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Robin Miles
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Ron Butler
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Written by:
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Bernardine Evaristo
About this listen
Barrington Jedidiah Walker is 74 and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney, London, for years. A flamboyant character with a fondness for William Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather - and also secretly gay.
His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?
With an abundance of laugh-out-loud humor and wit, Mr. Loverman explodes cultural myths and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.
©2014 Bernardine Evaristo (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What listeners say about Mr. Loverman
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Annah
- 2021-05-21
Great Story, Good Performance
The Antiguan accents are ok. I find so many audible books have trouble with non-Jamaican Caribbean accents. This does not take away from the incredible story though.
This book takes you on a wild ride over the course of a decades-long troubled marriage. The characters are flawed, raw and aching for love. A true tale of rocky paths to happy endings and evidence that even in the most intimate of relationships, we only see what others choose to reveal.
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- Nicole Bee
- 2021-01-08
True depiction of west indian elderly of that era
I really enjoyed this story. In Barry, the main character, Evaristo created someone that is so quintessentially the elder Caribbean man of that era: politically incorrect and pretending not to care lol. I found joy in him because he reminded me of how people in my family think and talk. There’s something about the elderly that they can get away with saying what they want (prob because they got the seniority on this earth to back it up!). I love learning how Barry’s decision has affected others, almost at the same time as he does. The narrators were great as always at making the characters relatable. I almost wish there had been a bit more near the end, but I can’t really put my finger on what that “bit more” should be lol (vraiment qqch de je ne sais quoi). So I removed a star, but it would only be half a star if I could.
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- copernicus4
- 2023-01-12
great story and performance
Riveting story peeling off so many layers of a British Caribbean family's outer and hidden dynamics, exploring individual, cultural, societal influences. performance was excellent, characters voices were often hysterical and very enjoyable. I loved listening to their accents and diction.
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- adrian williams
- 2023-08-05
Wonderful Story
It took me a chapter or two to get into it but I’m glad I didn’t give up! This was a great story with real life joy and pain. Funny too. I would listen to it all over again.
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- CKH Vancouver
- 2024-11-06
Joyous, Humourous (at times poignant)
Mr. Loverman is a brilliantly sharp and heartfelt (at times poignant) novel of love, identity, and cultural heritage. The story follows Barrington Jedidiah Walker, a 74-year-old Antiguan-British man, as he grapples with a lifelong secret—his decades long love for his best friend, Morris, and the challenge of coming out after fifty years of marriage.
This is one of the best novels I have read by Evaristo. Her writing shines with wit, empathy, and insight, especailly capturing Barry's voice in a way that’s both raw and irresistibly funny (he is sexist, selfish, fails everyone in his life at some point). In fact all characters are flawed, and the author makes no excuses for them (except maybe 17 year old Daniel, as a apologist for his mother's actions). I love the characters, and almost wish for a sequel (Barry and Morris sailing to Antigua)
This wonderful novel is a true celebration of late-life transformation, queer joy, and Caribbean-British identity.
Narration was perfect.
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