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Now, Voyager MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, 19 July 2016

"Don't let's ask for the moon! We have the stars!" The film that concludes with Bette Davis's famous word reaffirmed Davis's own stardom and changed the way Americans smoked cigarettes. But few contemporary fans of this story of a woman's self-realization know its source. Olive Higgins Prouty's 1941 novel Now, Voyager provides an even richer, deeper portrait of the inner life of its protagonist and the society she inhabits. Viewed from a distance of more than 60 years, it also offers fresh and quietly radical takes on psychiatric treatment, traditional family life, female desire, and women's agency.

Boston blueblood Charlotte Vale has led an unhappy, sheltered life. Lonely, dowdy, repressed, and pushing 40, Charlotte finds salvation at a sanitarium, where she undergoes an emotional and physical transformation. After her extreme makeover, the new Charlotte tests her mettle by embarking on a cruise and finds herself in a torrid love affair with a married man which ends at the conclusion of the voyage. But only then can the real journey begin, as Charlotte is forced to navigate a new life for herself. While Now, Voyager is a tear-jerking romance, it is at the same time the empowering story of a woman who finds the strength to chart her own course in life; who discovers love, sex, and even motherhood outside of marriage; and who learns that men are, ultimately, dispensable in the quest for happiness and fulfillment.

• Language English
• Publisher Audible Studios on Brilliance audio
• Publication date 19 July 2016
• Dimensions 16.51 x 1.59 x 13.97 cm
• ISBN-10 1522683216
• ISBN-13 978-1522683216
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Audible Studios on Brilliance audio; Unabridged edition (19 July 2016)
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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1522683216
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• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.51 x 1.59 x 13.97 cm

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• By Jerri C on 03-09-13

The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 2

• A Modern Comedy

By: John Galsworthy

• Narrated by: David Timson
• Length: 34 hrs and 21 mins
• Overall 5 out of 5 stars 17
• Performance 5 out of 5 stars 14
• Story 5 out of 5 stars 14

John Galsworthy's magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. The complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and four interludes in total. Volume 2, A Modern Comedy , focuses on Soames's vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite - with dreadful consequences.

Very worthwhile

• By Jonathan Kalkstein on 09-27-22

The Museum of Innocence

• By: Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (translator)
• Narrated by: John Lee
• Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
• Overall 4 out of 5 stars 325
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 245
• Story 4 out of 5 stars 245

Kemal, scion of one of the city's wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Once the long-lost cousins violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeosie - a world, as he lovingly describes it, with opulent parties and clubs, society gossip, picnics, and mansions on the Bosphorus, infused with the melancholy of decay.

one of the very best I've ever heard

• By Rebecca Lindroos on 03-06-10

By: Orhan Pamuk , and others

The Glimpses of the Moon

• Narrated by: Anna Fields
• Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
• Overall 4 out of 5 stars 98
• Performance 4 out of 5 stars 64
• Story 4 out of 5 stars 63

Set in the 1920s, The Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a shrewd bargain: they'll marry and spend a year or so sponging off their wealthy friends, honeymooning in their mansions and villas.

Couldn't stop listening

• By Michael Breed on 12-09-09

East of the Sun

By: Julia Gregson

• Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
• Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
• Overall 4 out of 5 stars 160
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 111
• Story 4 out of 5 stars 112

Autumn 1928. Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beautiful but naive bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knows. Victoria, her bridesmaid couldn't be happier to get away from her overbearing mother, and is determined to find herself a husband. And Viva, their inexperienced chaperone, is in search of the India of her childhood, ghosts from the past and freedom.

Indian history takes a back seat to 3 young women

• By Richard on 05-24-16

What listeners say about Now, Voyager

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• Overall 5 out of 5 stars
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As Fabulous as Bette

Just as stylish as the Bette Davis movie and a joy to experience again and again.

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• Performance 4 out of 5 stars

• Joyce Eriksen

Never out of time

This is one story that never ages. The manners, the honor, the styles have disappeared. The feelings, the relationships are brand new and remain that way. Its a truly great book. Prouty wrote "chic books" and terrific ones. The five "vale" books are one of the best series ever. It would be a fine republishing venture to bring them out again. Th reader is a bit too young sounding and a director should have caught mispronunciations that jar.

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The Inspiration for The Movie Classic

Many cinema fans know that the 1940s were a box office heyday for Hollywood actresses. But many of us today don't realize that these great femme film vehicles were written by gifted women novelists, whose words brought these great characters to life. "Now, Voyager" the movie, was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by Library of Congress and concludes with one of the most famous romance quotes of cinema, "Don't let's ask for the moon! We have the stars!" The book gives a deeper, more nuanced look into the roles and psychological lives of women in 1930s America. When she escapes the oppression of her abusive mother, ugly duckling Charlotte blossoms, and sets sail on a trip to South America where she falls in love with a married man. Can she have it all? This is one of the best tales of falling in love, ever. Charlotte's experience of her first kiss, of being called "darling" for the first time, is the pinnacle of romantic storytelling. Sigh...

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My favorite movie!!

My all time favorite movie had to read the book and listen too! Am surprised how closely the movie follows the book as most don’t!

Really enjoyed this

I’ve been a big fan of the movie. While this differs in some aspects, I was not disappointed. Recommend!

• Gretchen A. Newton

I love this book so much!

This book is so good! The movie with Bette Davis was so fantastic that I had to try the book! It’s not a disappointment and the narrator is so like Bette!

• Overall 4 out of 5 stars

If you liked the movie...

The author chose to use memory of Charlotte's early life rather than beginning with it as the movie did. All of the salient information is eventually related to a reader who is familiar with the movie. There are many movies based on books which are true to the author's intention. It would be lovely to have those books on hand. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is available on Audible and is truly better than the movie as is The Uninvited which can be read on Kindle. Michal Kitchen who reads The African Queen is superb. At this time, the very best transfer from a book to movie is The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and is available on Audible. Non fiction, Crucible of Honor on Audible describes much of the movie Zulu. I'm looking forward to more Audible books based on old movies.

7 people found this helpful

I fell in love with the movie by the same name starring Bette Davis. The movie is a perfect adaptation of this book. The book is beautifully narrated and tells the story of true love found and loss due to circumstance. It shows the of the human spirit to never stop giving even when what you want the most is unattainable. I love this story on a very personal level. just like the movie I will return to this book often just to be in Charlotte's world.

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• Performance 2 out of 5 stars

Great story, terrible reader

“Now, Voyager” is my favorite movie ever, so I was very interested to listen to this. I was really blown away to notice how well the script was adapted from the book. Unfortunately, this reader is terrible; her expressiveness was on the level of a 14 year old girl reading a cheap Harlequin romance novel out loud, and it detracts from the story so much that it is painful. I stuck it out, however, mostly out of interest for comparing it to the movie. Either read the book and spare yourself from this reader, or just watch the movie; this is a rare occasion when I would say the movie is better.

oldie but very goodie

Great story. Perfect narration. This would be especially interesting to anyone woman who suffered the ugly duckling syndrome or parental suffocation in their youth.

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• Language English
• Publisher Dell
• Publication date January 1, 1941
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dell; First Ed edition (January 1, 1941)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
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