
The View from Castle Rock
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Narrated by:
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Kimberly Farr
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By:
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Alice Munro
In stories that are more personal than any that she has written before, Alice Munro pieces her family history into gloriously imagined fiction.
A young boy is taken to Edinburgh Castle Rock, where his father assures him that on a clear day he can see America, and he catches a glimpse of his father's dream. In stories that follow, as the dream becomes a reality, two sisters-in-law experience very different kinds of passion on the long voyage to the New World. Other stories take place in more familiar Munro territory, the towns and countryside around Lake Huron, where the past shows through the present like the traces of a glacier on the landscape, and strong emotions stir just beneath the surface of ordinary comings and goings.
Evocative, gripping, sexy, unexpected - these stories reflect a depth and richness of experience. The View from Castle Rock is a brilliant achievement from one of the finest writers of our time.
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Entrancing
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In my opinion Munro is a good story teller, and I have yet to read something she has written that I did not enjoy. However, this partially autobiographical work was not one of her best.If you’ve listened to books by Alice Munro before, how does this one compare?
My least favorite.Which scene was your favorite?
The last chapter was my favorite.Who was the most memorable character of The View from Castle Rock and why?
I felt that the narrator was the most memorable character. She holds the work together and in the end we learn about her life, which to me was the most interesting of all.Alice Munro is always good, but this isn't her bes
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Some previous reviewers found fault with the reader. It is true that her Scottish accent was unconvincing in the beginning, but overall I found her reading fine, She captured the characters and her reading was clear and unobtrusive.
Somewhere between memoir and fiction -- and lovely
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I believe the author is sharing with the listening community a bit of her personal family history. This is an engaging read.Personal history of Scottish Canadian Heritage
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Amazing storyteller!
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I had to stop listening :(
Please, Ms Farr, give up the Scots accent!
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We often overlook the foibles of our great artists but this one was too hard for me to forgive.
Munro no longer my favorite author
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