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Title: A Place Beyond Courage

Author: Elizabeth Chadwick

Narrator: Peter Wickham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-08

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 103 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

His wife, fragile, naïve Aline, is hopelessly unequipped to cope with the demands of a life lived on the edge and, when John is seriously injured in battle, her worst nightmare is realised.

Members Reviews:

Intriguing

At the beginning I thought, this book is just going to be ok. But as I kept reading, I found that I really enjoyed the book. Elizabeth Chadwick is definitely tops in her field when it comes to writing about Medieval times. By the time I finished the book, I immediately purchased the second book in the series and began that book.

Good story - well researched - starts slow

Pros - good historical background, interesting characters.

Cons - narrator's rendition of John's first wife is pretty awful and grating. Thankfully she is not major character throughout the entire book

This book starts very slow but once it gets going it is an enjoyable listen

excellent background for william marshall saga

If you could sum up A Place Beyond Courage in three words, what would they be?

great marshal background

What about Peter Wickhams performance did you like?

very clear enunciation. I am hard of hearing and did not have any difficulties with his speech

Who was the most memorable character of A Place Beyond Courage and why?

William marshals father

John Marshall father of William Marshall's tale

As a history buff and a fan of Elizabeth Chadwick, I loved this book! Excellent read or listen. Engrossing.

A Must for Chadwick fans

Any additional comments?

I read this book nearly two years ago..while at work...and it was the best time I ever spent in the office! It is a classic Elizabeth Chadwick novel--a full-bodied-story paying homage to historical features that may sometimes be overlooked. Chadwick is really an excellent writer and APBC is perfect if you loved Greatest Knight! I am a Sharon Kay Penman purest but Chadwick works so hard to be true to historical fact that I always find myself going back to this author for a fast, easy and enjoyable his-fic read. This book gives us a glimpse at William Marshal's father who isn't known for being the best dad in history! In this story, however, he's given a heart as we see his actions from a different perspective. If you like Chadwick, you must add this book to your queue!

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Title: Gentlemen of the Road

Author: Michael Chabon

Narrator: Andre Braugher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-07

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 206 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Brothers under the skin, comrades in arms, they make their rootless way through the Caucasus Mountains, circa A.D. 950, living as they please and surviving however they can - as blades and thieves for hire and as practiced bamboozlers, cheerfully separating the gullible from their money. No strangers to tight scrapes and close shaves, they've left many a fist shaking in their dust, tasted their share of enemy steel, and made good any number of hasty exits under hostile circumstances.

None of which has necessarily prepared them to be dragooned into service as escorts and defenders to a prince of the Khazar Empire. Usurped by his brutal uncle, the callow and decidedly ill-tempered young royal burns to reclaim his rightful throne. But doing so will demand wicked cunning, outrageous daring, and foolhardy bravado...not to mention an army. Zelikman and Amram can at least supply the former. But are these gentlemen of the road prepared to become generals in a full-scale revolution?

The only certainty is that getting there, along a path paved with warriors and whores, evil emperors and extraordinary elephants, secrets, swordplay, and such stuff as the grandest adventures are made of, will be much more than half the fun.

Critic Reviews:

"A significant change from Chabon's weightier novels, this dazzling trifle is simply terrific fun." (Publishers Weekly)

Chabons lush, memorable prose shines here adventurous readers wishing to experience Chabons amazing literary range are in for a thrilling, outrageous joyride. (Bookmarks Magazine)

Michael Chabon can write like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader with their beauty and their style. (The New York Times)

Members Reviews:

Incredible Story - Fitting Narrator!

Andre Braugher has such an expressive voice, he was perfect for this rollicking, swashbuckling story. You could imagine hearing it by candlelight in an old tavern somewhere. Lots of fun.

genre fiction at it's thrilling best

This book is super fun. It's fast paced, light, smart and seamlessly crafted. Gentlemen Of The Road reminds me what it was like when I was a little kid bookworm, devouring trashy paperback adventures from cover to cover.

As a child, old pulp serials were the best thing ever. John Carter, Conan, Tarzan - these books whisked me through their pages with knuckle biting adventure - but somehow you always knew the hero would come out on top, despite his (always his) nagging personal doubts, and the overwhelming odds. The simple characters, and almost familiar plots set in exotic locations thrilled me.

Revisiting the novels as an adult, the experience soured. I found them tedious, xenophobic, sexist, and full of horrid cliches. Truly one of those sad moments of lost innocence.

However, this book captures everything my itty-bitty self adored in those old adventures. Chabon perfectly reinvents the flare and simplicity of bold men and women, clever rapscallions, and cruel villains - all dueling in another time and place. And it ditches all the anachronistic manure found in the old pulps. And it's beautifully written, with a voice that effortlessly glides the reader across the exotic locale and fast paced action.

Pros and cons of the audio version: while the audiobook loses the great spot illustrations of the printed edition, it makes up for that with Andre Braugher's reading.

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Title: The Other Boleyn Girl

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Philippa Gregory

Narrator: Ruthie Henshall

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-07

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 490 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A rich and compelling tale of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe and survived by following her own heart.

Critic Reviews:

"[A] fresh, wonderfully vivid retelling of the story of Anne Boleyn." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

ABRIDGED!!!

How did I not notice that this was an ABRIDGED version?!? I despise abridgements! This book was really good though and the result is that now I want the unabridged version. If I can't find it on audiobook I will buy it to read. A combination of this book and the Showtime drama "The Tudors" has gotten me terribly interested in the life of Henry VIII. I have never liked trashy romance novels partly because they just make me feel stupid but here is one I can feel good about since it is somewhat educational! Too bad it is the ABRIDGED version!

Great book!

This book is fantastic, and once again I wish it were not abridged. This is a great listen after "The Constant Princess", which is almost a continuation of the first story, but told by Mary Boleyn instead of Queen Catherine. I liked the narrator of this audiobook much more than the last one. I preferred Ann Boleyn to Mary in the beginning of the book. But you see the cruelness and blind ambition of Ann as the book goes on, and it is Mary who really grows up into a decent person even if she is a Howard-Boleyn by blood and breeding. I would recommend this book highly.

Great Book!!

This abridged version was very good, I usually don't like abridged but had no choice. I was pleasantly surprised.

Excellent - but abridged

This book was thoroughly entertaining. The reader was excellent. I RARELY buy abridged audio books but this book was the monthly selection of my bookclub and I didn't want to attend without even knowing the plot. I am glad I listened to the book, but I can't help but wonder what I missed! I agree with an earlier post that Mary ended up being the most likeable of the Boleyn girls. If you like historical fiction, you will enjoy this book.

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Now I am a big history buff, after I read this book. I don't buy the incest stuff either, though that is what (as I understand it) the hysterical witch hunt around Anne was suggesting. PG does extrapolate rather a lot from a little I think (she does the same again re Anne of Cleves' home life in The Boleyn Inheritance, which I thought was a rather better book and certainly gives an horrific insight into the paranoia at court in the latter days of Henry VIII's reign when he was a bloated monster, not at all the pretty boy of The Tudors).

I liked this at the time, and thought McElhone was great, though I did find the incest stuff a bit wince making (but had that reaction to reading it too.) Haven't seen the big screen version yet, but would be interested to compare.

overall i loved the book and i ended up getting other sequels related to this book.

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Title: Wings of the Morning

Author: Beryl Matthews

Narrator: Annie Aldington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-02-07

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When the Second World War breaks out, Annie Webster and her close-knit family find themselves, along with everyone else, thrust into a world of uncertainty, danger, and despair. Her brothers join up, her sweetheart, Paul, becomes a fighter pilot, and Annie, desperate to help, finds herself in the WAAF, where her intelligence and warmth single her out for a role more daring than she has ever known. The country has never needed its young people more, but will Annie and her loved ones survive its darkest hour?

©2003 Beryl Matthews; (P)2003 Soundings

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

only read a couple of hers and I enjojed them all jan

Five Stars

Loved this story and am now reading the 2 followup books about the Webster family.

Wings of the Morning give you a lift

It was a great read. A woman going from a career and then thrust into WW2 and never knowing what was going to happen to the people she worked with or her family and finally finding happiness where she least expected it for herself and the people around her.

Not as good as the first book

World War 2, has come to England and Annie Webster has decided to join the WAAF. As the war continues, Annie and the Webster family begins faces the losses that come with War. But Annie finds a new love in Reid Lascells, but will everyone be able to see peace come?

"Wings of the Morning" is the second book by Beryl Matthews that I have read. This also the second book in the "Webster series" While I bought this book because it was war-time based, I have to say that I really didn't enjoy it was much as the first book "The Open Door."

Five Stars

loved story

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Title: On Agate Hill

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Lee Smith

Narrator: Kate Forbes, Katie Firth, Danielle Ferland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-07

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 144 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Orphaned when her father falls in battle, Molly Petree is taken in by Uncle Junius on his Agate Hill plantation. But the terminally ill Junius is manipulated into marriage by his housekeeper, Selena, who inherits Agate Hill upon his death. Neglected and abused under Selena's watch, Molly escapes to a better life with help from her father's closest battlefield companion, Simon Black. But as she grows into a refined, educated woman, Molly remains haunted by tragedy.

Told from the perspectives of several of its colorful characters, On Agate Hill is the literary equivalent of an heirloom quilt, and one of Smith's finest achievements.

Critic Reviews:

"Smith brings to [her work] an ear for speech and voice that most other writers can only envy." (The New York Times Book Review) "Set among the ashes of the Civil War, Lee Smith's new novel brings a dead world blazingly to life....Smith, who is a subtly intrepid and challenging storyteller, never allows her narrative to slip into kitsch, stereotype or melodrama." (Washington Post's Book World) "An authentic American saga, bittersweet as an Appalachian ballad, peopled with wonderfully vivid characters, so brilliantly constructed we never even notice the quilt-like artfulness of its design. (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

engrossing

I could not put this down, to my husband's regret. Having never read Lee Smith before I went into this with hesitation. Her vehicle of story telling (documents) was ingenious. I found this to be a wonderful story with great character voices reading the material. And the music, all placed in appropriate areas, to be an welcomed and natural addition to the storyline.

Well Done Ms Smith.

Wonderful book and narration

I have read all of Lee Smith's books. This one is among my favorites. The voices of the characters in this audiobook were just perfect, and kept me gripped. If you like On Agate Hill, try Fair and Tender Ladies next.

Interesting Look into post-Civil War America

This book was neither great nor bad. Just a nice listen. The narrators were good and though the story is told in many persons, it did not become confusing. The most interesting part of the book to me was how the different levels of society lived during Reconstruction. There was no glamour given to life before the war on a plantation nor was there the melodramatic tedium of reminiscing of the "good old days" in Dixie.

New Southern classic

Move over Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner, there's a new girl on the block. Beautifully conceived and written as a series of documents (diaries, letters, legal documents, etc.), the novel is here wonderfully recreated by a diverse cast of voices. You have to get used to the idea that the book will flow from place to place, rather like most people's lives, rather than setting up a singular plot and resolving it, and you will have to tolerate a n aggravating excess of infant mortality, but if you can get past those hazards you'll find a wonderful portrait of a certain time and place, with rich characters and powerful emotions. Ought to be in college literature classes, and on teenage girls' nightstands, both.

Another Great Lee Smith Novel

I have read all of Lee Smith's novels and this one does not disappoint.

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Title: The Hornet's Nest

Subtitle: A Novel of the Revolutionary War

Author: Jimmy Carter

Narrator: Edward Herrmann

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-07

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In this ambitious and deeply rewarding story, Jimmy Carter brings to life the Revolutionary War as it was fought in the Deep South. It is a saga that will change the way we think about the conflict. He reminds us that much of the fight for independence took place in that region, and that it was a struggle of both great and small battles and of terrible brutality, with neighbor turned against neighbor, the Indians' support sought by both sides, and no quarter asked or given. The Hornet's Nest follows a cast of characters and their loved ones on both sides of this violent conflict, including some who are based on Carter's ancestors.

At the heart of the story is Ethan Pratt, who in 1766 moves with his wife, Epsey, from Philadelphia to North Carolina and then to Georgia in 1771, in the company of Quakers. On their homestead in Georgia, Ethan and his wife become friends with neighbors Kindred and Mavis Morris. Through Kindred and his young Indian friend, Newota, Ethan learns about the frontier and the Native American tribes who are being continually pressed further inland by settlers. As the eight-year war develops, Ethan and Kindred find themselves in life-and-death combat with opposing forces.

With its moving love story, vivid action, and the suspense of a war fought with increasing ferocity and stealth, Hornet's Nest is historical fiction at its best, in the tradition of such classics as The Last of the Mohicans.

Critic Reviews:

"It is not surprising that a history-maker would turn to history for fictional inspiration; what is surprising is the effectiveness of his debut effort." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

dullsville

I have read history books that were far more engaging. This was like a dry history book, with a few cardboard characters thrown in to try and make it a novel. Wish I had read his other book instead!

Potential to be better

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This book would have been far better if it had not been abridged. It's a shame it was.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Good.

Which scene was your favorite?

The ending and King's Mt.

Do you think The Hornet's Nest needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No. But, would like to read more fiction by Pres. Jimmy Carter.

Any additional comments?

No.

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Title: Through a Glass Darkly

Author: Karleen Koen

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Abridged

Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-07-06

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 128 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

As opulent and passionate as the 18th century it celebrates, Through a Glass Darkly will sweep you away to the splendors of a lost era. From aristocrats to scoundrels, its rich, vivid characters create their own immortality. Here is the story of a great family ruled by a dowager of extraordinary power; of a young woman seeking love in a world of English luxury and French intrigue; and of a man haunted by a secret that could turn all dreams to ashes.

Don't miss the prequel,

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©2003 Karleen Koen; (P)2006 Random House Audio, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"A brilliant historical novel, a lovely romance, a gripping character study...there's something for everyone inThrough A Glass Darkly!" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

"...action and intrigue enough to win a following who will demand this and further volumes in what is sure to become another sweeping saga." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Perfect

I am reading Karleen Koen's novels in reverse order of publication--but that's just fine, since she worked backwards in time in composing them. Now Face to Face (unfortunately hard to find on audio) is the first written but last in Koen's ficitonal time frame, taking the granddauhghter of Alice Verney (heroine of The Dark Angels) to America. I enjoyed The Dark Angels so much that I couldn't wait to listen to Through a Glass Darkly, and it did not disappoint. I'll soon start reading a print version of Now Face to Face. I've been putting it off because I don't want this series to end. Hopefully Koen is hard at work on something new.

Abridged only?? Ridiculous!

I can't fathom why this book is only available in abridged format. I was so excited when I purchased it, only to read half a book! This is one of the most famous and respected historical fiction novels on Audible.

I'm bitterly disappointed and frustrated that the full audiobook is available. I hope the full book will be available soon.

Books like this shouldn't be abridged. Ruins the story!

A 5 star book in print. Don't waste your $ on this abbreviated version!

Great Story

Loved the book but a bit disappointed with the end. All in all, a good book.

So disappointed only abridged

What did you like best about Through a Glass Darkly? What did you like least?

I LOVE this book but I was so disappointed that it was abridged. Why cut short such a wonderful story???

This story draws you in from the very first page

and doesn't let you go until the last. I read this quite a few years back and recently listened to Dark Angels, the prequel. When I finished the latter, I felt I needed to go back and revisit this one again to understand the connections between the characters. Glad I did. The narrator is outstanding. I now want to find all the books she's done and listen to ALL of them. Highly recommend!

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Title: Rasputin's Daughter

Author: Robert Alexander

Narrator: Josephine Bailey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-06

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 63 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

With vast conspiracies mounting against her father, Maria must struggle with the discovery of Rasputin's true nature, his unbridled carnal appetites, mysterious relationship with the Empress, rumors of involvement in secret religious cults, to save her father from his murderers. Swept away in a plot much larger than the death of one man, Maria finds herself on the cusp of the Russian Revolution itself. With Rasputin's Daughter, Robert Alexander once again delivers an imaginative and compelling story, fashioned from one of history's most fascinating periods that, until now, has been virtually unexplored in fiction.

Critic Reviews:

"The combination of Alexander's research and his rich characterizations produces an engaging historical fiction that offers a Rasputin who is neither beast nor saint, but merely, compellingly human." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

A different view

The story of Rasputin, told from the viewpoint of his daughter, comes alive in a new way in this novel. The story appears to be well-researched and historically on target...with a few novelistic twists. It is effectively narrated, and overall, a great listen.

good not great

it was a great listen but rather predictable. The enchanting flow made it hard to put down.

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Title: In the Company of the Courtesan

Author: Sarah Dunant

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-06

Publisher: Books on Tape

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 321 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant's epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid.

With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her.

Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultan's court. But Fiammetta and Bucino's greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all.

A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the world's greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the last word.

Critic Reviews:

"Lush and intelligent....Dunant is the kind of writer a reader will follow anywhere, trusting completely in her ability both to bring a time and place to life and to tell an enthralling story." (Booklist)

"Through Bucino's sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued narration, Dunant crafts a vivid vision of Venetian life....Dunant's characters...are irresistible throughout their shifting fortunes." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

A Good Coimpanion for a Weekend

I highly enjoyed this book. I actually liked this one more than the first one by this author because I felt the characters were a bit more developed than in her other book.

This story begins with the 1527 sack of Rome. The courtesan, Fiammetta Bianchini, is gathering together her forces to combat the soldiers that will flood into the streets at any moment. But instead of guns and ammo she will be using charm, grace and her servants to help her. She succeeds with the Spanish, but fails with the Germans. The hated Lutheran women cut her hair and disfigure her. She, along with her dwarf Bucino, are forced to flee and return to beautiful Venice.

Only Venice isn't so beautiful. In fact the underbelly of Venice is rancid. But because she has little left Fiammetta is forced to live in squalor and rely on others to help her gain what she has lost. Through the months she gains back her beauty and finds that she is robbed by a servant and forced to look elsewhere for help.

In walks her adversary Aretino; a plan is hatched to help the both of them. It's successful and they both rise to a life to which they both don't want to loose. In fact Fiammetta becomes the Muse of Titian for a painting. But as is everything the high life can easily be lost. Fiammetta begins to fall in love, and in her profession that is extremely dangerous. Bucino is angry that it will ruin her, and in doing so ruin everyone around her.

There is also the mysterious person of La Draga, a blind healer who is feared, as well as respected.

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Title: Never Call Retreat

Subtitle: Lee and Grant, The Final Victory

Author: Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen

Narrator: Boyd Gaines

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-05

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 196 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Having pursued the remnants of the defeated Army of the Potomac up to the banks of the Susquehanna, General Robert E. Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that General Ulysses S. Grant, in command of over 70,000 men, has crossed that same river, a hundred miles to the northwest, and is advancing down the Cumberland Valley towards Virginia. The two brilliant generals will now meet in a massive battle that will decide the outcome of the war. In Never Call Retreat, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen bring all of their critically-acclaimed talents to bear in what is destined to be a Civil War classic.

©2005 Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen; (P)2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

Critic Reviews:

"A swiftly paced and authentically grounded novel....The authors' research is impeccable, and their presentation brings events down to a personal level, and, as in any good alternate vision of history, the reader is left believing it could really have happened this way." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Never Call Retreat (Unabridged)

The action is first rate, if you enjoyed the first two books then you won't want to miss this one.

This is the best series around!!!!

Well, very well, researched and realistic. I think it shows how a very small event can have such ernormous effect on history. I do not think that there is anything that is out of the realm in this book. Do yourself a favor and listen to this whole series...

Incredible imagination

This is a great 'alternative' ending to the Civil War. It reads so true with historically correct personalities, some who survived the actual war don't survive the book. The book is also breathtaking in its geographic accuracy. I happen to be in the area while listening to the book and was able to drive around some of the battle sites....and they are in real life as described in the book.

Good story and history - bogged down in details

What did you love best about Never Call Retreat?

The production is very well done. The story and history are very interesting and informative. But the detail of the stories got confusing to me - admittedly an older reader. I love history and social descriptions of events. But this is too much for me.

Would you recommend Never Call Retreat to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, if you are a student of history or broad social movements. Maybe not if you looking for good story.

What does Boyd Gaines bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Character. Each person portrayed has a distinct personality. Very good.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The detailed description of the pain sometimes made me recoil but in a good way.

It did not end in 1863.

I understand that it is a novel, but it is billed as Historically accurate fiction. I have read many Historically accurate books about the Civil War, but this book only served as an avenue to confuse those who are not totally current on Civil War History.