Marcia Schuyler (version 2)
Gelesen von Aletha
Grace Livingston Hill
(4,689 Sterne; 193 Bewertungen)
A compelling love triangle. Marcia is young & sweet. Her older sister Kate is vain & selfish. Marcia deeply admires the man that Kate is to marry: handsome & respected David Spafford. But on the eve of the wedding, Kate elopes with another man. Marcia is there when the note is found...the note that effectively breaks David's heart. Out of pity for his situation, Marcia offers to take Kate's place, in order to save David from humiliation. She grows in love for him, all the while aware that he's still grieving for his lost Kate. What will happen when Kate returns, fully intending to get David back? Will Marcia have the strength to fight for the man she now loves? (Summary by Chloey Winters) The song excerpts in Chapter 24 come from an old Italian song "Caro mio ben" - "Dearest believe" by Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798). A copy of the song from 1877 is available from the US Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/item/sm1877.15548/ (10 hr 34 min)
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Beautiful and heartwarming
Lily
(5 Sterne)
A story in the good old well written style of years gone by. Well worth listening to, and very heart warming. The reader does a brilliant job of making the various characters come alive by the way she uses her voice. Extremely talented reader, and thank you for your dedication to making this excellent audio book so delightful to listen to.
Lovely story
(5 Sterne)
So glad the narrator chose to read this second version. The first was read by someone with a very strange robotic voice and I couldn't bear it. Now I have been able to listen to this lovely story. Thank you Aletha
Great recording of a classic Grace Livingstone Hill book
Christine H
(5 Sterne)
This is a very professional sounding recording of the first of a trilogy (although each is a separate story).
Love this book.
Shan Y
(5 Sterne)
I have read and listened to this book many times. It is so sweet. I like this narrative. Her voice is soft and relaxing.
Carrie
(4,5 Sterne)
Lovely story, well read, a joy to listen to and enabling one to forget for a short time the trials of the pandemic. 07/31/2020
Great Reading of a Bizarre Story
Meeshy
(2 Sterne)
I only stuck with this book because I have enjoyed many of the author's other works amd kept waiting for it to improve. I am not by any means a feminist but the ideas about the treatment of women in this book really make me cringe. First off the phrase "child bride". ...yuck. The idea of parents making, and any man accepting, an offer of a sister bride swap should have gone right out of style after Jacob's misfortune . This child bride is actually nothing more than a housekeeper, and occasional ornament. The "hero" is a selfish workaholic dupe for most of the book, while his wife showers him with thanks for tokens of his "great kindness" like allowing her to go out of the house. Meanwhile deceitful and judgmental people surround her to make her life even more miserable and he does nothing to stand by her. You will be happy to know it all works out in the end. It may be useful as a commentary of the times, to realize how far things have come.
Caitlin Rose
(4 Sterne)
I liked this reader, she gave each character a personality, but that's pretty much the only reason I finished it. Reviews are so subjective, so take it with a grain of salt... GLH books have always been hit-or-miss to me, and this one is...meh. Even though it was 'a different time', these characters collectively have, like, 3 brain cells. Miranda seemed to be the only one to actually DO anything. My favorite books by this author so far have been 'The Enchanted Barn' and 'Aunt Crete's Emancipation'. But, even though this wasn't my favorite, I'm still over here looking for part 2 and 3, so what do I know :D
Marcia Schuyler (version 2)
reader brown
(4 Sterne)
Arranged marriage to save face. A good Christian audiobook. A lesson in how to be strength by God to always do the right thing, no matter how it hurts you. A noisy neighbor that saves the day and has the back of God's children, a ram in the bush. The Lord provided a real friend that was not of the same status, but was more honest than the high and mighty people.