The house of gentle men

Daisy Sound Recording 2020

In this story, the house of the title is a sort of anti-bordello for women, where the male residents provide lovelorn ladies not with sex but with solace, sweetness, and romance. Set in post-World War II Louisiana, the novel traces the lives of two motherless misfits: Charlotte, a voluntary mute who suffered first a rape, then the loss of her baby; and Louise, a compulsive neatnik whose father is the men's "madam." Both women fall for his newest...

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Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (7 hours, 50 minutes) : sound ; 12cm
digital DAISY
audio file MP3 DAISY 2.02

Target Audience Note:

Contains descriptions of sex. NLS/BPH
Female narrator. NLS/BPH

Notes:

Originally issued on cassette in 2003
Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials
Narrated by: Janice Lathin
Digital talking book. 1 level and 36 navigation points. Analog to digital conversion
Recorded from: 1st Perennial edition New York, NY : Perennial, 2020. 0380809362
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software

LCCN:

2002993620

Control Number:

3249404

Other Authors:

Centre for Equitable Library Access (Canada)
Lathin, Janice, narrator

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