Abolish the Rose

By: Alanna Irving

Narrated by: Elizabeth Copnall

Camille Addison resents the hand life has dealt her. Enrolling in an evening class to distract herself from memories of frustration, she finds herself instead turning to face the tumult of relationships, loss and love that has led her to where she is.Abolish the Rose, by Alanna Irving, takes us on a journey through the past in search of meaning in the present. Through a vivid catalogue of heart-warming and harrowing life experiences, we are drawn to question, along with Camille - how much control do we have over the path our lives take? Would we change the past if we had the chance? What is a life well lived?

©2022 Alanna Irving (P)2025 Alanna Irving

story OK Elizabeth Copnall Fantastic

The story was OK, don't get the title and had trouble with the time line changes. But my husband and I listen together and the reader is very important as we are both hard of hearing (75 years old) and sometimes want to hear the story but if the reader is not articulate and easy to understand we send back the book. Elizabeth Copnall was wonderful and easy for both of us to hear. I looked for other books she had read but could not find any, We would listen to anything she read as we can both understand her beautiful reading. She is articulate and has a great accent that is very understandable.

life plans can change, adapt to the change

I enjoyed the pace of the story and the dual storyline. Elizabeth made a brief pause when the story was moving from present to past. She also did a good job with the other voices, changing tone and accents. Abolish the Rose is an interesting book following the life of Camilla after her mother is raped and died while giving birth.

A Lovely story

A lovely life story and great listen. More like a memoir than a novel at times. Felt like I was listening her train of thought memories and reflections. Even caught myself crying once or twice. while the narrative jumps around in time, it's so well organized that you never get lost or skip a beat, Hard to believe it’s not based on real life experiences. I’m a fan of coming of age stories. This is more like a coming of life story.
Highly recommend.