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The Ivy Tree
- Narrated by: Amy Molloy
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
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The Ivy Tree
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Publisher's Summary
Mary Stewart, one of the great British storytellers of the 20th century, transports listeners to rural Northumberland for this tale of romance, ambition and deceit - a perfect fit for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym.
Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs, but in order to secure it, they enlist the help of a young woman named Mary who bears remarkable resemblance to missing Whitescar heiress Annabel Winslow. Their deception will spark a powder keg of ambition, obsession and long-dead love.
The ivy had reached for the tree and only the tree's upper branches managed to thrust the young gold leaves of early summer through the strangling curtain. Eventually the ivy would kill it....
What the critics say
"There are few to equal Mary Stewart." (Daily Telegraph)
"Mary Stewart is magic." (New York Times)
"One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century." (Independent)
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- patti
- 2019-09-15
Not as Anticipated
A favourite Mary Stewart story, but the narration really disappointed. I kept listening because of the story but will avoid this narrator on another book.
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- Kat Harrison
- 2019-08-20
Narrator ruined one of my favorite books
Narrator boring, slow and terrible accent. Sped it up and made it better but still disappointing.
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- L. Nash
- 2019-08-19
Narrator should be reading Pooh, not mystery
Need narrator who gives a good interpretation, and reflects it in her reading. She bored me to death.
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15 people found this helpful
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- Mary B.
- 2019-08-20
Very poor narration
Why did the publisher choose such a poor (and apparently inexperienced) narrator? Ugly accent, sounds US American, not really either Canadian or British. I have purchased several other of the new Mary Stewart books, including This Rough Magic, which I think is the best of all, and the narration was much better
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- STEPHANIE L HOLLAWAY
- 2019-08-29
Poor Narrator
This is a fantastic book written by Mary Stewart. I have read it countless times. I would say it is my favorite of her books. However, the narrator is not very good. She basically just reads the book. Very little change in voice. Not enough emotion is conveyed by the narrator. She does not do the book justice.
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- Leslie O'Connor
- 2019-08-18
Ms Stewart is quite the wordsmith
I loved this book. Ms Stewart has such a gift for describing the setting....you feel as though you are physically there with the main characters. Amazing story, well crafted from beginning to end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-08-07
Narrator's accent took away from the story
I had already read this book a number of times, but was looking forward to hearing it on Audible. I had listened to 11 of Mary Stewart's books before listening to this one. Each of the narrators had added to the experience of listening to the reading of much loved stories. Their voices had enhanced the stories, making me enjoy them even more than when I had read them by myself in the past. This narrator, however, broke the pattern of pleasure. First of all, the accent of the main character was odd and inconsistent. I normally feel sad when a good book comes to an end, but this time, I felt relief. It was shame because it did not do justice to a very good author. Second, the pace was laborious, and the rhythm of speech for the "Canadian" accent was off. It would have been so much better for the entire reading to have been done without this switching back and forth between Scottish, Irish, English, and Canadian accents,
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- B Reader
- 2020-06-21
Dated and a bit overlong
I loved Mary Stewart's works when I was young. Listening now I see that her portrayal of women, at least in this novel is silly and ineffectual. Stewart makes quite a few uses of "well, she's a woman after all," to describe weak character, poor decision making and general stupid behavior.
I hadn't noticed this when I was young, but it's quite evident now that I'm 57.
The narrator tried, but didn't manage to convey urgency. Her voice was slow and melancholy throughout. The attempts at accents were distracting. Sometimes it's better for narrators not to try.
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- Stephen Melville
- 2022-08-16
unsurprisingly amazing
I have read several books by Mary Stewart and I have always enjoyed them. I am particularly impressed with the variance in style. This book almost had a mystery writers style where many others are more romantic thriller. The performance was spot on and brought the characters to life with the effect of a full cast. I am very happy with my purchase.
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- Sallyk575
- 2022-01-25
Well-written story, but not my favorite
The plot is fascinating and the author does an excellent job of bringing everything full circle at the end. However, this is my least favorite of the Mary Stewart books I have read (about 7-8 at this point). The female protagonist is involved in a deception, therefore I have difficulty identifying with her as I am able to do on at least some level in the other stories of Ms. Stewart. And the main male character is deeply flawed, perhaps even a sociopath, without the ability to feel real affection for others. It is hard to read about them, and especially to listen to them, for so long. Furthermore, this narrator is not the best. The main character has lived in the US and Canada, so no longer has an English accent, but I find the American accent a bit off putting. There have been different narrators for each of the previous books I’ve listened to so far, and all have done very well to excellent. With each, first person is used for the female protagonists, and it seemed as if I were drawn in to listen to the character tell her story. For this audio, I was very aware of listening to a narrator present a book. I think this audiobook was less enjoyable for me due to both the premise of the plot and the narration. Others may appreciate them better than I, however.
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- Eliza Reader
- 2021-12-03
Twists and Turns
Alfred Hitchcock should’ve made the movie. There are possible burgers… Or any realized? You’ll enjoy reading the book to find out. One of my 5 favorite Mary Stewart books. I’m so glad it’s available on Audible
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