Throckmorton


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 Sterne; 17 Bewertungen)

This is a novel about the lives of the members of the Temple family and their connections in Tidewater, Virginia, in the Reconstruction era. The widow Judith Temple and her sister in law Jacqueline live quietly on the Temple plantation, when the widower George Throckmorton returns to Tidewater. He had joined the Union Army in the war, and led with distinction. The lives of the girls are turned upside-down.. - Summary by Carolin (7 hr 16 min)

Kapitel

Chapter I 31:40 Gelesen von MaryAnn
Chapter II 26:25 Gelesen von MaryAnn
Chapter III 29:53 Gelesen von MaryAnn
Chapter IV 24:21 Gelesen von Denise Nordell
Chapter V, part 1 23:53 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter V, part 2 12:36 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VI, part 1 19:06 Gelesen von Denise Nordell
Chapter VI, part 2 15:13 Gelesen von Soumen Barua
Chapter VII, part 1 23:54 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VII, part 2 20:11 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VIII 22:06 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Chapter IX 18:40 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Chapter X 12:15 Gelesen von Caroline Morales
Chapter XI, part 1 21:57 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Chapter XI, part 2 19:38 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Chapter XI, part 3 25:39 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Chapter XII, part 1 29:16 Gelesen von Soumen Barua
Chapter XII, part 2 25:00 Gelesen von Soumen Barua
Chapter XIII 6:36 Gelesen von Soumen Barua
Chapter XIV 28:22 Gelesen von Soumen Barua

Bewertungen

A tale from a different era


(4.5 Sterne)

It has to be said that the setting of Throckmorton is difficult for a modern audience. The use of the “n-word” and depiction of Black servitude in the post-Civil War South may be triggering for some listeners. I felt that the story itself drags on a bit in the middle and ended abruptly when I thought it was most interesting, but overall I enjoyed the plot and the character development. There were several readers who each read well.


(5 Sterne)

Good story. Really enjoyed. Wish there were more like it. Good readers very understandable reading

a good collection of readers; interesting story


(4.5 Sterne)