Affliction (Isis Series) [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Fay Weldon (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Presented under its original British title, Affliction, Weldon's controversial 1993 roman a clef is read by the author, and her performance may still be better served by the book's American title, Trouble. Weldon practically races through the tenth year of a once blissful marriage and the pregnancy of the lead character. Annette is a newly successful author whose first novel may itself be too thinly disguised as fiction; her previously supportive husband, Spicer, is fighting bankruptcy and other demons. The changes in their lives now face the scrutiny of psychiatrists, astrologers, and hypnotherapists. The conflicts are sharply drawn but evoke little real sympathy. Affliction is a bleak story that doesn't successfully achieve satire or the dark humor of Weldon's earlier novel, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1984). Not recommended.
Joyce Kessel, Villa Maria Coll., Buffalo, N.Y.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Isis Audio (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856959325
• ISBN-13: 978-1856959322
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,723,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ireally liked this book very much!!, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Affliction (Paperback)

In my opinion Affliction is a very good book. While reading Affliction I really started to think about our society and the influation of horoscopes, pschologists and so on. Can a pschologist really be a danger for your marriage? What are the values that count nowadays??? I think it is really worth reading this book.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READING, October 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Affliction (Isis Series) (Audio Cassette)

THIS IS THE BEST NOVEL I'VE READ FOR AGES. WRITTEN IN DIALOGUE FORM, IT IS LIVELY AND GRIPPING FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST. AND - AS UNLIKELY THE PLOT MAY BE, IT ALWAYS REMAINS PLAUSIBLE THANKS TO WELDON'S GREAT PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTAGONISTS.