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The Memory of Time
- De: C. H. Lawler
- Narrado por: Grainne Brookfield
- Duración: 20 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 225
1936, Shreveport, Louisiana: Pretty young New Yorker Miriam Levenson finds herself here employed in the only job she can get - interviewing the elderly for the Roosevelt Administration’s Federal Writers Project. Among the people she meets are an aging Civil War hero, a French muralist and his common-law wife, and a 95-year-old Irish immigrant named Bridget Fenerty, a woman who has known tragedy and refused to buckle under it. Winter turns to spring, and Miriam finds there are people in this town who have secrets. And as she is followed by a mysterious man in a black Cadillac, Miriam finds that she, too, has a secret.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enchanting story
- De Corie Gail Hebert en 12-24-18
- The Memory of Time
- De: C. H. Lawler
- Narrado por: Grainne Brookfield
"Never abandon the high ground." Miss Fenerty
Revisado: 11-16-18
Grainne Brookfield, beautifully and masterfully narrates this multi-generational story of the remarkable Irish immigrant, Bridget Fenerty, and the idealistic New York journalist, Miriam Levenson, whose destinies bring them together in Shreveport Louisiana. In the relentless pursuit of their truth north, neither women would bow to societal norms, surrender to fear, cower under opposition, wallow in self-pity or abandon the high ground. The reader is truly inspired to follow suit.
Brookfield not only exquisitely and precisely inhabits the larger-than-life personalities of Bridget and Miriam, she also flawlessly captures the spirit of the people who come into their lives over the years. She breathes life into each character with perfectly executed accents, cadence and nuances. The author, C. H. Lawler, makes his audio performance debut as New Yorker, Patrick Levenson, Bridget Fenerty’s beloved great nephew, proving himself talented as both a writer and a narrator.
I anticipate listening to this stellar audio performance many times in the future. It is definitely among my favorites.
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The Saints of Lost Things
- De: C H Lawler
- Narrado por: John McConnell
- Duración: 12 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Louisiana, 1965, and an unlikely, inevitable couple. Sammy Teague and Betsy Duplechain have grown up right next door to each other but in different worlds, with expectations and circumstances that have always kept them separate. Now, as a powerful September hurricane bears down on the Louisiana coast, those worlds will come face to face. The choices they make will send them on an odyssey north and into the fall of 1965, as the brutal and envious sheriff Percy Parris pursues them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- De Renee Harris en 04-24-19
- The Saints of Lost Things
- De: C H Lawler
- Narrado por: John McConnell
Wherever Betsy was would be his home from now on.
Revisado: 07-29-18
Sammy Teague and Betsy Duplechain captivated me in the print version of this book. Their journey, a love story, interwoven in Louisiana history, is one as old as time: two people separated by the gulf of familial and societal norms and expectations who dare to follow their hearts despite the odds and opposition. As their story comes full circle, Sammy, Betsy and the reader learn of love, loss, perseverance, empathy, and the kindness of strangers. With meticulous vigilance, master wordsmith, C. H. Lawler, not only breathes life into Sammy and Betsy, but also their families, friends and foes. The characters, both major and minor, become friends who stay with you long after the last page is read.
When I heard John McConnell would narrate the audio version, I waited with bated breath for the perfection that I knew was in the works. Just as I expected, McConnell, did not disappoint when tasked with the challenge of slipping deftly between narration and the perfect vocal rendering of a cast of characters with a variety of accents, dialects and levels of English proficiency. Native of Louisiana, McConnell animates and enhances characters who, with a less skilled narrator/performer, might seem clichéd. The audio version last for 12 hours, but I listened for several more because I wanted to hear my favorite parts again and again. Mere words fail me in attempt to describe how flawlessly and dramatically McConnell brought each character to life for me.
I have a deep, abiding respect and love for Lawler’s talent, his gift to readers as it were, and having his exquisite story given a voice by so great a talent as John McConnell is nothing short of a tour de force. Bless and thank you both, C. H. Lawler and John McConnell. Listening to The Saints of Lost Things enriched my life in ways that will be with me forever.
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