
The Sisters
The Saga of the Mitford Family
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Narrated by:
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Annie Wauters
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By:
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Mary S. Lovell
This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler.
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High Wycombe is pronounced High Wick-Ham, not Why-Combe.
Cheyne Walk is pronounced Chain Walk, not Chey Knee Walk.
Why not get a narrator from England?
Interesting story.
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I didn’t like the style of the reader who may have been the author. Boring presentation.
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Poor pronunciation
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Fascinating women
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Missing the Mitford
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What made the experience of listening to The Sisters the most enjoyable?
They were a fascinating family and the writer tells their story well.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Sisters?
The story of Unity Mitford is tragic, strange and dramatic.How could the performance have been better?
Find a reader who can pronounce things properly and who can read a sentence following the punctuation. As others have said, this TERRIBLE reader stops mid sentence at times, pauses, then finishes the sentence. If she did this at a comma or semi colon it might make some sense, but she just runs out of breath at random points. She obviously did not read the material ahead of time. Even more annoying is the fact that she didn't bother to learn the correct pronunciation of various English names and place names, e.g. High Wycombe, where the Mitfords rented a summer place. It is mentioned frequently and she pronounces it High Why-comb, when it should be High Wick-um. It is INCREDIBLY off putting, as is her changing pronunciation of Redesdale, the family surname. Sometimes it's Reds-dale. Sometimes it's Reeds-dale. Ugh, just ask someone, lady!Any additional comments?
Audible: maybe you need to pay more attention to the readers you hire!!!! I've had this problem with other books recently. Who are these people you're hiring? Could I read one of the books? I promise to do a better job than this person!Great story, terrible reader
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A narrator lets this down badly
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Compelling in every respect!
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This is a good book hampered by the narrator. Annie Wauters either did not rehearse this reading or has real difficulty in reading sentences with multiple clauses. So many times the sense of sentences is broken by poor reading. Also, please take the time to learn how to pronounce British place names. An English voice would have perhaps been appropriate, given the background of the family. How they spoke defined them for good and bad then and now in much of British society and there is little of that sense in the narration.
Interesting Muti-Biography
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Would you listen to The Sisters again? Why?
Yes, I have listened twice already. There are details I missed the first time that were worth going back to get the second time.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Sisters?
The stories about Hitler and how opinions changed about him when people met him.Which character – as performed by Annie Wauters – was your favorite?
Not sure, but she does an excellent job of narrating.Any additional comments?
I purchased this because I listened to "Wait For Me." They go very well together.Blood is thicker than water, but...
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