Emily P

Loved it all.

Revisado: 02-03-19

I like historical fiction redolent with description of scenery... weather.. cooking.. all the manners of the time. And a plot w depth... complexity.. characters who both surprise and inspire me


It's hard to find authors & works that satisfy.
In this case.. I leave the world of this novel reluctantly... but deeply. satisfied on all levels.

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Very satisfying.

Revisado: 07-21-18

I loved the descriptions of Folks, ways and countryside in Scotland.

The story kept me involved, start to finish.

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FINALLY... another book to "keep me"!

Revisado: 04-29-18

What did you love best about Summit?

I love a book that "takes me to another reality" via poetic wordsmithing of settings... plot... characters. I also look for books that inspire.. believable tales of men and women facing challenges that call for choices that build character and morals. If there is historic info "on offer" as well... a delightful bonus!

Since I finished 2-3 listens Winston Graham's Poldark series, I have sunk mucho dinaro and time seeking a "listen" that can "keep me" the ways those novels did.

This Mountaineering saga: Harry Farthing's magnificent debut tale has f i n a l l y met that lofty personal standard. I am already re-reading and re-savoring parts of it. I am l o v i n g being in the mountains... dealing with political, cultural and historical challenges... testing my limits... eagerly turning those "audio pages" as I scrub my kitchen pans or trot with the dog along the sidewalk.

AND... I usually steer away from "author-read" audibles. In this case... Farthing has just what's needed audibly to draw me into the mountaineering worlds he has created.

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Such a nourishing escape... and lense.

Revisado: 09-02-17

Now I move on to the last in the series: Bella Poldark.

These novels are such a refuge from the ugliness and confusion of our current times
Clearly there was as much mess and overwhelm in the late 1700s n early 1800s... and Graham does not avoid the challenges of that era.
But he portrays the Cornwall (and French) countryside and folk of low and high station with such lush verbal artistry, that I come away seeing more the beauty in my current suroundings and doings much more.

I treasure escaping to the absorbing and beautiful world Graham has fashioned... and the way I find greater value in my "today" his artistry tunes me to.

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Sooo Satisfying

Revisado: 04-16-17

I love getting lost in the far away world of author read by the reader.

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Humorous, absorbing, captivating

Revisado: 10-08-16

I LOVED this long book. I loved dancing back and forth between "my" young adult life of the 60s and today's world: how accurate was it's language and historic flavor.

And the audible rendition was flawless.

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Entrancing narration, engrossing story

Revisado: 08-30-16

Loved the flawless accenrs of the narrator. Enjoyed the tale immensely. Tastey way to absorb 20th century history.

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loved every drop of it!

Revisado: 09-12-15

looki ng for another of her books for next "read"
she creates a lovely world.. pain and all... makes you value your own more.

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