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Heart’s Blood

By: Juliet Marillier
Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
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Whistling Tor is a place of secrets: a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress belonging to Anluan - a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the region in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan's family and his people, and the woods themselves hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom.

Then the young scribe Caitrin appears in Anluan's garden, admiring the rare plant known as heart's blood. Retained to sort through entangled family documents, Caitrin brings about unexpected changes in the household, casting a hopeful light against the despairing shadows.

But even as Caitrin brings solace to Anluan, and the promise of something more between them, he remains in thrall to the darkness surrounding Whistling Tor. To free Anluan's burdened soul, Caitrin must unravel the web of sorcery woven by his ancestors before it claims his life - and their love....

©1972 Walter Rodney (P)2018 Tantor Action & Adventure Classics Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Sword & Sorcery Heartfelt
Beautiful Prose • Atmospheric Storytelling • Deep Characters • Original Retelling • Emotional Depth • Believable Romance
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A fantastic book with twists and turns! This author creates some of the best stories Ive had the pleasure to read. I was completely absorbed into it and the characters and situation brought to life. The audiobook was great. I have the physical book to read, then the audiobook book to continue with it on my daily commute. Excellent story telling, the audiobook reader did a marvelous job. Overall, loved it!

Enchanting and Mysterious!

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If you enjoy beauty and the beast type of stories this book is for you. Lovely story that brought tears to my eyes at the end. The narration was good and the story engrossing.

Beautiful Story

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Juliet Marillier provides such detail that you feel like you are in the story and can feel what the characters feel. I love her attention to detail with surroundings and the characters. I hope she writes a sequel to this one.

Great Story!

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This is one of my favorite stories by marillier. I say that every time I read or reread one of her books. My very favorite books by her are the blackthorn & grimm series. They are all wonderful.
You will enjoy her stories more if you don’t try to speed read through them. ❤️

My favorite author

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I love retelling of fairy tales but after awhile you can guess where all the twists and turns are.
This was at times exactly the story of Beauty and the Beast. and at others I was on the edge of my seat trying to anticipate where it would go. then it was back to the story form without being too far afield.
it was very enjoyable.
The narrator pronounced all the names I'd probably have never done correctly on my own. I very much enjoyed it

An amazing retelling! Kept me guessing!

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This story is well written and pulls you in the story. I love the fact that there are NO arbitrarily graphic love/sex scenes, yet the romance is subtly woven into the storyline. I will definitely read this book again!

Mispronounced Words Were Irritating

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Not the author’s best and that’s a disappointment. The reader’s mode of reading was full of tension from beginning to end, no variation. The story was alright.

Not the author’s best

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This was a creative take on the classic, Beauty and the Beast. The love story was believable and I enjoyed the way Caitrin's character grew and become stronger. The 2 reasons this book didn't get 5 stars is it was a bit too long and the story really dragged in some places. The 2nd reason is the names were a bit confusing and I often found myself not knowing which character she was talking about. I know the strange names are part of the story and I probably wouldn't have felt that way if I was reading the book rather than listen to it.

Great story but a bit long

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It wasnt difficult to get through the book. It kept my interest enough in a light way. The story didnt go as deep as I would have like but it was a fun cute story.

cute story

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Easy to listen to, but I felt the story drag a little. Interesting storyline but wish the heroine would have been a bit of a stronger character. The story feels generational possibly appealing to an older audience.

A bit disappointing

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