Mary Marie
Eleanor H. Porter
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A charming 'coming of age' story about a young girl, Mary Marie, whose young life is thrown into turmoil as her parents divorce. As she leads two lives, she comes to realize that her parents still love one another, and engineers a reunion. In the end, we discover the long-lasting effect of this turmoil on the adult Mary Marie, and her own marriage." (summary by Lynne Thompson) (6 hr 26 min)
Chapters
| 00 - Preface, Which Explains Things | 8:17 | Read by Sunni West |
| 01 - I Am Born | 15:28 | Read by Sunni West |
| 02 - Nurse Sarah's Story | 11:00 | Read by Sunni West |
| 03 - The Break Is Made | 21:08 | Read by Sunni West |
| 04 - When I Am Marie | 39:45 | Read by Sunni West |
| 05 - When I Am Mary, part 1 | 50:56 | Read by Lynne T |
| 06 - When I Am Mary, part 2 | 46:30 | Read by Lynne T |
| 07 - When I Am Both Together | 57:16 | Read by Lynne T |
| 08 - When I Am Neither One | 31:22 | Read by Lynne T |
| 09 - Which Is The Real Love Story | 46:57 | Read by Lynne T |
| 10 - Which Is The Test | 57:58 | Read by Lynne T |
Reviews
leah reich
As usual Eleanor H Porter manages to bring out the most important message that the me should serve the we & not the reverse).But she accomplishes the incredible feat of telling an engaging story where the realistic dialogue & monologue lead us to the aporopriate conclusions There is no preaching ! Instead the author deftly portrays a young girl struggle with the fallout of parents divorcing rather than attempting to workout their issues. A wonderful read with fabulous readers!!!
loved it!!!!!
bookdragon
I loved this book! as a note to kids if your parents are arguing a lot then have them read this book! it may save them from great grief.
kids pay
A LibriVox Listener
good story of children paying the price for parents divorce often.
funny ok read
Nev Abrom
it is a beautiful story, funny and emotional
beautiful - do listen!
MakennaJoy
humorous and sweet, heartbreaking and encouraging. a child's story with a woman's ending. i can't think of a better story to show the pain of a broken home - and the beauty of a whole one!
A LibriVox Listener
Every person who ever gets married should have to listen to this story! A bit of echoes... But we'll worth it! Some families might be kept together if the listener heeds the advice!
Amy Day
a lovely story great readers, sunni was kinda hard to listen to though, and Eleanor H porter did a great job of writing this story
Marilyn Jessup
Such a GOOD insightful study of the necessary give and take of a great marriage. Well written and well read.