Orlanda, Jacqueline Harpman
Orlanda, Jacqueline Harpman
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Orlanda
A Novel

Author: Jacqueline Harpman, Ros Schwartz

Narrator: Ana Clements

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2025


Synopsis

THE NEXT SENSATION FROM THE AUTHOR OF I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN

There's a voice in Aline's head: a voice that wants out.

Brash, boisterous and sexually adventurous, this voice seems to be the antithesis of Aline, a prim literature professor for whom each day promises to be as quiet and conventional as the last.

That is until, after thirty-five years of imprisonment, her alter ego breaks free.

Taking on a life of his own, Orlanda—Aline's second self—slips into the taut, rugged body of a young man. As Aline continues unaware, Orlanda follows, dragging gleeful chaos in his wake, vowing to leave both their existences forever altered.

A bewitching fable, an androgynous dream, Orlanda is one woman's reckoning with all the hidden sides of her soul.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ro on July 22, 2024

i now have to learn french so i can read the rest of jacqueline harpman's works......more

Goodreads review by Ana on October 23, 2025

Oh, I really liked this.......more

Goodreads review by Sunny on November 06, 2025

This was excellent and hilarious and brilliant and wonderful I love you Jacqueline Harpman......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on November 18, 2025

a jeśli powiem, że podobało mi się bardziej niż orlando virginii woolf to co......more

Goodreads review by cass on November 20, 2025

this story was incredibly different from i who have never known men, and i think my expectations made orlanda a bit challenging to get into at first. however, harpman is exploring some really interesting ideas about gender roles, freedom, and the self here, and she takes a much more playful tone tha......more