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The Signature of All Things

Auteur(s): Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrateur(s): Juliet Stevenson
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A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed

In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure, and discovery. Spanning much of the 18th and 19th centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker - a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia.

Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction - into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist - but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life.

Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe - from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who - born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution - bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert's wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of listeners.

©2013 Elizabeth Gilbert (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Ce que les critiques en disent

“Gilbert's triumphant return to fiction is matched by Juliet Stevenson's lyrical reading. Both author and narrator capture the listener from the novel's opening words.” (AudioFile)

"A rip-roaring tale...unlike anything Gilbert has ever written.... Its prose has the elegant sheen of a nineteenth-century epic, but its concerns...are essentially modern." (The New York Times Magazine)

"With this novel about a young, nineteenth-century Philadelphia woman who becomes a world-renowned botanist, Gilbert shows herself to be a writer at the height of her powers." (O, The Oprah Magazine, "Our Favorite Reads of the Year")

"The most ambitious and purely imaginative work in Gilbert’s 20-year career: a deeply researched and vividly rendered historical novel about a 19th century female botanist.” (The Wall Street Journal

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Beautiful story

So very well written. A story that imparted knowledge at the same time as entertained. Alma character came alive and I really cared about her. She made me laugh at times which I love in a novel. Very enjoyable

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ridiculous

the book started out well, went deep into mosses/plants which was interesting though for some likely dull. i found the family life engaging enough and initially appreciated the main character, but as things progressed everyone became increasingly over the top. the whole scene with tomorrow morning.. good lord i was eye rolling so hard. don't know how the narrator got through it with a sincere tone. after that i put the audiobook on max speed so i could catch the key bits and finish it off, but gave up because i just couldn't care anymore. too weird.

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a different turn for Liz Gilbert

intelligent, well crafted, wide ranging story. truly good literature, but it surprised me as I read it immediately after City of Girls. It's such a different book. both are well written and well constructed. both have strong lead characters, who've been given a full depth of human emotion and personality. COG was funnier and lighter. This one felt more tragic. but excellent nonetheless.

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Way too long and a little tedious

I really wanted to love this book and enjoy listening to Juliet Stevenson's narration, but it was a painfully long and tedious journey. The story began well and i was captured by the adventure and spirit initially, but then it became laboriously botanical for me and I lost interest. I listened to the very end hoping it would become better but to no avail.

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Good story

very interesting book... found it a bit long winded at times. I enjoyed it though.

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Interesting

I love this author. Wasn’t my favourite book of hers, but I listened to all of it. I admired the botanic and countries cultures research the author had to do to write this book .

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Fantastic

I’ve never been so immersed in a story before, I fell in love with the storytelling and the characters immediately.

The narrator was fantastic! Highly recommend.

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Elizabeth Gilbert takes us on a journey of a lifetime

Juliet Stevenson reveals the characters of Elizabeth Gilbert in the most devastatingly beautiful manner. I’m so grateful to have been taken on this journey with Alma Whitaker and all the memorable people with whom she shared her life.

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Long, unexpected and beautifully narrated

This was a long story that trotted along at just the right speed to prevent you getting bored. it took several unexpected twists and turns, which were interesting and the narration was perfect

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Perfect Read

I was looking for something adventurous and different with a sense of humour thrown in. This story did not disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute and couldn’t wait to get back to it at the end of the day.
The narrator’s voice is soothing, expressive, easy to listen to, what a treat!

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