A Spinner in the Sun


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4 stars; 17 reviews)

Myrtle Reed may always be depended upon to write a story in which poetry, charm, tenderness and humor are combined into a clever and entertaining book. Her characters are delightful and she always displays a quaint humor of expression and a quiet feeling of pathos which give a touch of active realism to all her writings.
In "A Spinner in the Sun" she tells an old-fashioned love story, of a veiled lady who lives in solitude and whose features her neighbors have never seen. There is a mystery at the heart of the book that throws over it the glamour of romance (Summary by Grosset & Dunlap publishers, 1913) (8 hr 2 min)

Chapitres

01 - "The Fire was Kind" 17:17 Lu par sylly
02 - Miss Mehitable 19:38 Lu par Kerneweck
03 - The Pearls 18:57 Lu par Kerneweck
04 - "From the Depths of his Love" 12:09 Lu par Linda Velwest
05 - Araminta 20:51 Lu par Linda Velwest
06 - Pipes o' Pan 17:47 Lu par Linda Velwest
07 - "The Honour of the Spoken Word" 22:41 Lu par Linda Velwest
08 - Piper Tom 18:00 Lu par Linda Velwest
09 - Housecleaning 16:44 Lu par Linda Velwest
10 - Ralph's First Case 18:03 Lu par Linda Velwest
11 - The Loose Link 17:34 Lu par Snapdragon
12 - A Grey Kitten 17:52 Lu par Linda Velwest
13 - The River Comes into its Own 19:14 Lu par Linda Velwest
14 - A Little Hour of Triumph 11:32 Lu par Linda Velwest
15 - The State of Araminta's Soul 17:09 Lu par Snapdragon
16 - The March of the Days 17:59 Lu par Linda Velwest
17 - Loved by a Dog 19:21 Lu par Linda Velwest
18 - Undine 18:30 Lu par Linda Velwest
19 - In the Shadow of the Cypress 16:57 Lu par Linda Velwest
20 - The Secret of the Veil 18:50 Lu par Snapdragon
21 - The Poppies Claim Their Own 19:45 Lu par Linda Velwest
22 - Forgiveness 19:15 Lu par Linda Velwest
23 - Undine Finds Her Soul 23:56 Lu par Linda Velwest
24 - Telling Aunt Hitty 22:48 Lu par Linda Velwest
25 - Redeemed 18:59 Lu par Linda Velwest
26 - The Lifting of the Veil 20:26 Lu par Snapdragon

Critiques

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(0 stars)

Thank you to the one commenter who said there was harm to an animal. The story sounds interesting but I am just too sensitive about animals, especially since I do volunteer work at a shelter. Thank you for including this in your review.

A bit of everything in this book


(5 stars)

This book is very drama, some mystery, and painful in many parts. A woman returns to the place where her life ended and her bitterness began. The one who hurt her is near, he and the son that should have been hers. She lives a life of seclusion, however, it would seem fate has determined a different path for her. The nosy spinster neighbor appears, determined to 'help' out. Then a traveler appears, playing his pipes and desiring nothing more than to pretty up her unkempt garden. Then, a young woman ends up having to convalesce in her home, which put her face to face every day with the son that should have been hers. When so many events collide, change is sure to follow. This story is very outside of my normal genre, but I found the story enrapturing. It really drew me in, and I was heartbroken during the sad parts, and the ending was beautiful. The chapters were mostly well done, with one very early on that had an echo problem, but the rest were fine. The readers clearly got into the storyline. It is a nicely done group effort. Thanks All!

Beautiful Story but Awful Narration


(1 stars)

I absolutely loved the first part of this book, but unfortunately had to stop at Chapter 4 due to the new narrator who continued to read for most of the book. I tried really hard to get through it, but she dramatically read in various voices and accents for each character but wasn’t consistent in the voices and accents; it became irritating and took away from the enchantment of the story. I love Myrtle Reed and have enjoyed many of her books. I was so intrigued by the story of this one, and hope to find another version without the dramatized reading.


(2.5 stars)

Sophomoric romance with overly dramatic extreme characters. Highly predictable in its outcomes although some decent description of scenes. The animal cruelty was seriously condemned in the story. The continual reference to the “pipes of Pan” mixed with Christian ethics was odd as well. It was if the author was trying to wander around in all philosophical camps. Won’t be listening to any more by this author.


(3 stars)

It starts gloomy and almost gives an unhealthy and morbid feeling but it turns out to be a nice story of healing and forgiveness and true love.

beautiful romance


(5 stars)

i loved this book, it is a great old-fashioned romance with a beautiful happy end. the readers all did a great job.

Warning Dog Cruelty


(3 stars)

A pleasant romance, however there is one scene of dog cruelty that is upsetting. All readers are good to excellent

lovely story


(4 stars)

Sweet story, nice to listen to.