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The Bloody Chamber

Written by: Angela Carter
Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Emilia Fox
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Publisher's Summary

A collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories was first published in 1979 and awarded the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize. 

This Audible exclusive adaptation is narrated by legendary actors, Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox, who take on different chapters of the audiobook. Among these are 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Courtship of Mr Lyon', 'The Tiger's Bride', 'Puss in Boots', 'The Erl-King', 'The Snow Child', 'The Lady of the House of Love', 'The Werewolf', 'The Company of Wolves' and 'Wolf-Alice'. 

About the book 

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories is a titillating series of dark, sensual and fantastical stories, inspired by well-known fairy tales and folklore. 

Dissatisfied with the unrealistic portrayal of women in these legendary fables, Carter turns them on their head, introducing subversively dark, sensual and gothic narratives. 

Breathing new and unexpected life into favourite childhood characters such as Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard and Beauty and the Beast, Carter shocks, seduces and amuses the listener with her unique, iconic and surrealist reimagining. 

About the author 

Angela Carter was born in 1940, in Sussex. She grew up in the shabbily respectable south London district of Balham, the second child of an eccentric journalist father and a neurotic housewife mother. 

She studied English at Bristol University before travelling, teaching and writing numerous best-selling novels. They have all received critical acclaim and remain firm favourites of modern English literature. 

Angela was a feminist throughout her life, wrote for Spare Rib magazine and voted Labour. Her novels are wholly reflective of her world views and continue to inspire new generations of men and women worldwide. 

About the narrator 

Best known for his roles in The Hobbit, Hannibal, Captain America, Robin Hood, Spooks and North and South, Richard Armitage has established himself as one of the greatest British actors of our time. 

With 14 audiobooks under his belt, including David Hewson's Romeo and Juliet: A Novel and Georgette Heyer's Venetia, Richard's story telling abilities have not gone unnoticed. In 2014, he was merited with having narrated the Audiobook of the Year, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel

Emilia Fox is an English actress who has starred as Dr Nikki Alexander on BBC Crime drama, Silent Witness, since 2004. Her other TV and film credits include Merlin, Pride and Prejudice, The Pianist, The Casual Vacancy and Inside No. 9

Also no stranger to audiobook productions, Emilia delivers a myriad of powerhouse performances such as in Philippa Gregory's The White Queen, Muriel Spark's The Complete Short Stories, and Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey.

©1979 Angela Carter (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

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f*ck me up, Carter

Carter roots around in the fairy tale to rip out a beating, bleeding, pagan heart. She leaves the Brothers Grimm to die in a naked winter forest listening to the distant song of the pack. Her mothers will kick your ass. Her heroines will devour you. Her beasts will shed their claws and lay down by the fire with you. She will bring you to tears. Do not tread in the garden heedlessly, these roses eat flesh.

I am alight. I am electrified. I am listening to it again.

Emilia Fox and Richard Armitage are both excellent, perfect choices for each story, but Armitage reads the retelling of Puss in Boots, and it is a Delight. Puss is a saucy, witty cad, and had me keening with laughter. How do I send this to a friend?

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Adult Fairytales

A superb collection of re-worked fairytales, spun into adult versions, blending elements of horror, fantasy, and romance. Very original! Highly recommend!

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If Books Were Fine Dining

If books were food, based on the richness of its poetic language, and the mellifluous beauty of the voice performances, this would be the equivalent of foie gras, slathered on top of a bloody rare steak, washed down with some vintage barolo. Not everybody's idea of what they want to eat in any given night, maybe, if you've got a taste for something extraordinary, bon appetit.

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