The Scent of Oranges, Kathy George
The Scent of Oranges, Kathy George
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The Scent of Oranges

Author: Kathy George

Narrator: Gemma Lawrence

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/04/2024

Synopsis

A retelling of one of literature's great novels, Oliver Twist, from the point of view of Nancy, one of the most sympathetic, most maligned and most tragic of Dickens's characters. Nancy has spent her whole life on the vibrant and gritty streets of Victorian London, first as one of Fagin's child pickpockets and now on the arm of violent and mercurial Bill Sikes. Nancy does what she must to get by. She's attuned to the harsh realities of life, but also knows how to find moments of beauty amid the grime, even if it is only the scent and taste of an orange - its miraculous colour and form. When she embarks on a relationship with enigmatic gentleman Mr Rufus, it awakens emotions she's never felt before, and makes a better life feel possible for the first time. But when she takes cherubic orphan Oliver Twist under her wing, something even more elusive and appealing seems to be within reach: redemption.

About Kathy George

Kathy George was born in South Africa, and has since lived in Namibia, New Zealand, and Australia. A hopeless romantic, she fell in love with Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier as a teenager, and includes Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations among her favourite books. She has worked as a legal assistant, but her true enthusiasm has always been for writing, and she holds an Masters of Fine Arts in Australian Gothic literature from Queensland University of Technology. Kathy lives in Brisbane and Sargasso is her first novel.Photo Credit: Anna Jacobson

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on November 18, 2024

Nancy grew up in the squalid streets of Victorian London, as a young girl she’s one of Fagin’s pickpockets, and now she lives with the nasty and violent Bill Sikes and works as a lady of the night. Nancy doesn’t know where she came from, her life before being a member of Fagin’s gang is blurry and sh......more

Goodreads review by Neale on April 02, 2025

Before there was Oliver Twist, before there was the Artful Dodger, Charley Bates, there was Nancy. Nancy was the first street urchin plucked up by Fagin. As he did with the others he watched and snatched her away to live a life of crime and solicitation. With this novel Kathy George has given us the......more

Goodreads review by Jodie on October 17, 2024

The Scent of Oranges by Kathy George is a fabulous revision of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, told from the point of view of Nancy. The colloquial voice and character of Nancy is just right, and I became attached to her early in the narrative. Her voice, beliefs, feelings and actions are all believa......more

Goodreads review by Craig and Phil on November 27, 2024

Big thanks to Harlequin for sending us a copy to read and review. Most people know the tale of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. But what if it was told with the lead character of Nancy, from her perspective. This is the premise for Kathy George’s new book The Scent Of Oranges. A delightful, clever an......more

Goodreads review by Ms Quill on December 11, 2024

I could not put this book down. A brilliant re-imagining of the novel Oliver Twist but this time, from the point of view of the much-maligned Nancy. A prostitute who has known only a life of struggle, sexual slavery and abuse, Nancy is the tart with a heart who desperately tries to protect the young......more

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