Three Lives

Read by Laurel Lefkow & Trei Taylor

unabridged

Gertrude Stein’s pioneering triptych Three Lives portrays the lives of three working-class women in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint (Baltimore). A progenitor of the ‘stream of consciousness’ technique later adopted by Joyce and Woolf, Stein takes us into the minds of three distinct women, who are each trapped in their societal positions. ‘The Good Anna’ follows a stern but kind German immigrant, ‘Melanctha’ the tragic life of an African-American woman of the same name, and ‘The Gentle Lena’ a dreamy and unopinionated servant whose passiveness becomes her undoing. The non-linear narratives, with their syntactical repetition and de-emphasis on plot, were unique for their time and owed much to the author’s friendships with the artists Cézanne, Picasso and Matisse.

Running Time: 8 h 49 m

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Digital ISBN:	978-1-78198-400-0
Cat. no.:	NA0536
Produced by:	John Foley (‘The Good Anna’ and ‘The Gentle Lena’) and Aubree Wisley (‘Melanctha’)
Edited by:	‘The Good Anna’ and ‘The Gentle Lena’: edited and mastered by Andrew Riches. ‘Melanctha’: edited by Bob Evoniuk, mastered by Andrew Riches
BISAC:	FIC004000
BIC:	FC
Released:	June 22

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Laurel Lefkow

Laurel Lefkow is an award-winning actress, audiobook narrator and voiceover artist. Her television credits include Black Mirror, The Diplomat, The Alienist, Absentia, Spooks, The Honourable Woman and You, Me and the Apocalypse. She is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4. She voiced Mary Ann in Tales of the City and can be heard in numerous audio dramas. Laurel has won awards for her audiobook recordings and has narrated Sister Carrie, Little Women, The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, among others, for Naxos AudioBooks. She lives in London with her two daughters and their dog, Sesame.

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Trei Taylor

Trei Taylor has been a professional singer and voiceover artist for a combined 25-plus years. She has extensive experience in live musical performance, narration, audio production, directing and radio imaging. She has read nearly 100 audiobooks, and her credits include Audible bestsellers.

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Reviews

Laurel Lefkow and Trei Taylor share the narration of this story collection with equal skill. In each of the three stories, Taylor or Lefkow delivers a portrait of a life. In ‘The Good Anna’ and ‘The Gentle Lena’, Lefkow offers confident, precise performances. Her voice and pace are consistent and easy to follow. In ‘Melanctha’, Taylor shows similar talents; her voice is beautiful and alive with emotion. Stein’s style may work well for some listeners, but others may find that the works drag. Details are often minute and repetitive, and even the most skilled narrator might struggle to keep listeners engaged. Nonetheless, this production could serve as an accessible introduction to Stein.

L.B.F., AudioFile

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