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Title: The Burglar and the Blizzard
Subtitle: A Christmas Story
Author: Alice Duer Miller
Narrator: Brian Troxell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 02-07-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
Geoffrey caught the burglar trying to steal from his home but what happened next surprised everyone.
Geoffrey Holland stood up and for the second time surveyed the restaurant in search of other members of his party, two fingers in the pocket of his waistcoat, as if they had just relinquished his watch. He was tall enough to be conspicuous and well bred enough to be indifferent to the fact, good looking, in a bronzed, blond clean-shaven way, and branded in the popular imagination as a young and active millionaire.
Editorial Reviews:
This fun novel places a homeowner, a burglar, and the burglars unwitting sister under the same roof. Written in the 1930s by Alice Duer Miller, as a Christmas tale for children, the novel is old fashioned but charming. Geoffrey the homeowner and McVay the burglar conspire to keep Mcvays sister, Cecilia, from knowing the truth about how her brother makes a living. Complicating things is the fact that Geoffrey and Cecilia are instantly romantically drawn to each other. Seasoned voice actor Brian Troxell narrates this cute and light-hearted novel. Troxells nimble delivery emphasizes the secret and delicate tensions among the trio of characters. Troxell uses a soft conversational tone when sharing dialogue, making listeners feel like flies on the wall as the little drama unfolds.
Members Reviews:
Humorous Story with Priceless Characters
This is a story not so much about Christmas as about three characters who find themselves in a country house during a blizzard. The characters are formal and proper as befits the time period of the story, but they're in an absurd situation as one is a burglar, one is the owner of the house, and the third is a young woman who is completely unaware of the hidden meanings in the conversations between the burglar and the burgled as they negotiate the situation without alarming the young lady by telling her of the burglary. The burglar is a likeable rogue and the home owner is equally likeable for his reactions to the many absurd things that happen as they wait out the blizzard. A great ending that will make you smile.
Not bad, not good.
I wondered if I should comment on this book, whether I could contribute to what has already been said. Perhaps I will, and then perhaps I may not. I look for a lot of character building books for my children, and though this is not like modern books with all the violenceâit's relatively harmlessâit is shallow with no moral character value.
I don't have a problem with the title like many do. The "Christmas Story" portion of the book's title is because it transpires over Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Not because it's a typical "Christmas" story with Santa, Rudolf, the Birth of Christ or anything remotely Christmasâbut that it's a story set during Christmas season.
The beginning of the book is very hard to get through, which seems somewhat typical of that time period...for the most part. But if you get through the first couple chapters, the story makes sense and some excitement ensues.
Someone said it has the making of a good book and story, and I would agree. The characters were not fully developed, in my opinion, and they all seem shallow. There is no sexism in the book; people need to understand that when you read a time period book, it's representative of the period. The world has never had such political correctness as there is now.
