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The Moon-Spinners
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The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads her listeners on an unforgettable ride across the Isle of Skye in this tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Following a heartbreaking divorce, Gianetta retreats to the Isle of Skye hoping to find tranquillity in the island's savage beauty. But shortly before her arrival a girl's body is found on the craggy slopes of the looming Blue Mountain, and with the murderer still on the loose, there's nothing to stop him from setting his sights on Gianetta next....
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This Rough Magic
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The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads her listeners on a thrilling journey to a Mediterranean island paradise in this tale of mystery, murder and intrigue, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Lucy Waring, a young, out-of-work actress from London, leaps at the chance to visit her sister for a summer on the island paradise of Corfu, and what's more, a famous but reclusive actor is staying in a villa nearby. But Lucy's hopes for rest and romance are shattered when a body washes up on the beach and she finds herself swept up in a chilling chain of events.
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Thornyhold
- Written by: Mary Stewart
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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The rambling house called Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. Left to Gilly Ramsey by the cousin whose occasional visits brightened her childhood, the cottage, set deep in a wild wood, has come just in time to save her from a bleak future. With its reputation for magic and its resident black cat, Thornyhold offers Gilly more than just a new home. It offers her a chance to start over.
Publisher's Summary
One of Britain's most beloved authors, Mary Stewart leads her listeners on a journey of murder and deceit through the dusty roads of mid-century Greece in this tale that fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym are sure to love.
'Nothing ever happens to me...'
So begins Camilla Haven's letter home during her quiet holiday in Athens. But when a stranger begs her to drive a car to Delphi, swearing that it is a matter of life and death, Camilla impulsively takes the opportunity she's been offered. Before long she is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue, deceit and murder as she spins along the dusty Greek roads in a race against time to solve a 14-year-old mystery.
'The longer I waited the less possible it seemed to walk out of the café and leave everything to settle itself without me, and the more insidiously did the other possibility begin to present itself. Dry-mouthed, I pushed it aside, but there it was, a challenge, a gift, a dare from the gods....'
What the critics say
"The contemporary thriller at its very best." (Guardian)
"Mary Stewart is magic." (New York Times)
"One of the best British story tellers of the 20th century." (Independent)
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- Northlake
- 2019-08-22
Mary Stewart deserves better narrators...
Having read and immersed myself in the atmosphere of Mary Stewart novels so many times as to have virtually memorized most of the text, it has been a disappointment to listen to the Audible presentations of some of the best stories ever written. Why an author of her stature and obvious popularity has been inflicted with such inferior narrators is incomprehensible. Fraudulent accents, uneducated (and unprofessional) mispronunciations of words, apparently unresearched and awkward interprepretations of characters...It has been a disconcerting, uncomfortable, and often grueling experience to listen to these audiobooks. I cannot even finish this one.
I love Lisette Lecat’s interpretation and narration of Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Jane Entwistle’s Flavia de Luce (Alan Bradley) is fabulous. If Jane Austen were not a favorite author (she is) I could listen just for the joy in the performance to Juliet Stevenson.
Audible, your selection of narrators for Mary Stewart tales is an insult to the quality of the writing.
18 people found this helpful
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- VirginiaMom
- 2019-08-16
Great book, too slow
One of Mary Stewart's best. Narrator reads too slow and is overdramatic, but overall okay. I sped up the narration speed to 1.25x, which was much better.
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- P. C. Brock
- 2019-09-20
Another wonderful Mary Stewart audiobook
I absolutely adore Mary Stewart's sensibility, and have loved every Stewart audiobook that I have listened to. I have not read any of her novels; I first encountered her at Audible. Her heroines are easy to identify with: brave but a bit insecure, well-meaning but a bit naïve, thrust into unfamiliar (and often perilous) circumstances which, after a struggle, the character successfully surmounts.
Stewart's descriptions of landscapes and nature are always entrancing. In this novel, set in the early 1960s, the protagonist visits Lebanon and Syria, beautifully invoked. Romance helps to energize the story, adding to the atmosphere, but the plot depends on the actions- and agency- of the protagonist. There are elements of suspense, and of mystery, nicely handled. There are reflections on the ancient history of the area, as well as the conditions of the 1960s. Stewart's lush prose is enriched by suitable bits of poetry. The spoken narration is very well done. Overall, The Gabriel Hounds provides a lovely listening experience.
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- Patty K
- 2019-09-21
Best narrator ever
Mary Stewart is one of my favorite authors, and My Brother Michael is one of her best. Jasmine Blackborow is a perfect narrator, with great enunciation, steady volume, and narrative flow, with enough differences in characters’ voices to identify them without going overboard as some narrators do. She made the story come alive.
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- Alexa Bär
- 2020-03-03
A tale masterfully spun
This is my absolute favourite book from the author. I‘have been reading it again and again over many years - the covers tell the tale - and never get tired of it. And although I know the plot, it is every time like the first. I am there wit Camilla and Simon, the silent bystander to the plot unfolding before me.
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- Jennifer Pineiro
- 2019-12-25
A very good book and performed with excellence.
A childhood favorite enjoyed again. I highly recommend Mary Stewart. Good, solid mystery and characters
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- Judy Solberg
- 2019-08-23
Classic from a pioneer in romantic suspense
A snapshot of the post world war II world with the cold war looming. Set in Greece with many allusions to the classical world. Wonderful descriptiive writing. and full of suspense.
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- Susan Weaver
- 2020-04-19
Mesmerizing!
Mary Stewart catches the dust and glory of Greece, the overwhelming classic histories and links them to current day tragedy and searches. Beautifully narrated. A classic in every sense of the word
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- qmqueen
- 2020-01-26
execelent
mary stewart's descriptive righting makes you feel you are there. she always spins a good story line.
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- 2020-01-18
Wish narration had been better
I first read this book over 40 years ago and was so excited to see it offered on Audible. I wish a better narrator had been chosen. She does not do justice to the flow or beauty of the story and is simply a mediocre reader.
The book was a 5* story but the narration brought it down to a 3*. A shame because the plot and location offers the reader so much.