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Florence Foster Jenkins

The biography that inspired the critically-acclaimed film

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Florence Foster Jenkins

By: Nicholas Martin, Jasper Rees
Narrated by: Katherine E. Kellgren
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This is the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins—now the basis of a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep!

She was a woman with a dream. Nobody believed in her talent. But nothing could stop her. . .

She had no pitch, no rhythm, and no tone. Still, Florence Foster Jenkins (Streep) became one of America’s best-known sopranos. Born in 1868, Florence was a talented young pianist whose wealthy father refused to let her continue her musical studies in Europe. In retaliation, Florence eloped with Dr. Frank Jenkins, a man twice her age, and moved to New York. But when her father died and left her a large sum of money, Florence finally had a chance to pursue her one true passion: Singing. But first she would have to learn how to become a great singer.

Years of lessons and a chance meeting with St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), who would become her manager and common-law husband, would help launch Florence’s career and entry into New York’s prestigious classical musical societies, culminating in her giving a recital, at the age of seventy-six, at Carnegie Hall. This is story of a woman who was not afraid to recreate herself into the person she wished to become—and achieve her own version of the American Dream.

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Very different from what I expected. Didnt get past the voice,definitely not what I would of picked. For me the content was to much about others and not about Florence especially in the beginning. Hopefully the movie will be more gripping.

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While the story is fascinating (and I DID listen to the whole book), I found the patronizing tone of the reader INSUFFERABLE and INSULTING to the listener. I realize that she thought she was being clever in trying to indicate the over-blown style of the subject - it was condescending to the listener!

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Boring. I sure hope the movie is better. Only made it though the 1st 2 chapters.

Boring

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I got the audio book in anticipation of the movie. Now I am dreading seeing the movie because the book was so boring.

So boring

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