Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
High Rising
- A Virago Modern Classic
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
High Rising
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son, Tony, set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbour, George Knox, has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village.
Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey's clutches and, what's more, help his daughter, Miss Sibyl Knox, to secure her longed-for engagement?
Utterly charming and very funny, High Rising is irresistible comic entertainment.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about High Rising
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jill Besterman
- 25-02-17
A deliciously amusing tale of English village life
Any additional comments?
This book has been my introduction to the novels of Angela Thirkell and what a pleasure it has been. The main character, Laura, a contented long-time widow, lives with her youngest son, Tony, a high-spirited, very loquacious railway enthusiast (!), in Barsetshire, where she has a full and busy life, She is the author of a series of popular novels but is also deeply involved in the lives of those around her. There is some romance and a great deal of humour in her story which was beautifully narrated by Jilly Bond.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- S. A.
- 01-05-21
Utterly charming
A cast of captivating characters and a deliciously frothy plot. Wonderful escapism. Delightful and gentle.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-20
Where is the intro from A McCall Smith?
The details said there was an intro from Alexander McCall Smith but this was not the case. Fun and lighthearted book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Dan Smith
- 07-05-21
Enjoyable
I found this to be a very well written novel; very convincing characterisation and of its time.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 10-04-24
Of its time but politically challenging
I listened for a WEA course on two of the author’s novels. I tried to keep an open mind but the racism and antisemitism are jarring to a modern ear. The tutor is excellent and I am confident she will do a great job. I know it was a different time and I do like character driven novels. Perhaps I’ll review again post course
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 27-08-22
Fabulous
Brilliant fun, subtle period writing, humorous and witty, a novel from the perspective of a mature woman. (Just needs the anti-Semitism removed.)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 21-01-21
Excellent book
Charming book, very funny and beautifully read. I know I’ll listen to this again and again.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 25-12-20
Charming and witty
An classic observational novel about the intrigues of village life in the Edwardian era, witty and engaging, clever without being trying. Perfect for these times, a reminder of how we should all be.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mrs. J. E. Hingley
- 14-12-17
High rising
I really enjoyed this story. How clever with her use of words and characters was the author. I had to look up incubus. I think it was a bit cruel calling the character this but suppose it was meant in a liberal way to describe her.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Susan Whitehead
- 08-06-17
High Rising
I read Three Houses by Angela Thirkell and was really looking forward to reading something else by her. I stuck with this boring tale until half way through Chapter 5 when l really could not bring myself to listen to such puerile nonsense any longer. It is absolutely the most excruciating story, it goes nowhere and is so self indulgent l can only think it was either written to amuse herself or was a pot boiler. A complete waste of my credit, sadly
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
7 people found this helpful