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Title: Smeltediglen

Author: Jane Aamund

Narrator: Eddie Michel Azoulay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-12

Publisher: ArtPeople

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Smeltediglen fortstter historien om den unge landmand Jens, der i pinsen 1859 forlader de flade lollandske marker og konen Kirsten for at rejse til Argentina. Jens er eventyrlysten og besat af at skabe sig en ny tilvrelse langt fra landsbyens snrende bnd. Men Argentina er mere barskt, end Jens havde forestillet sig. Og da Kirsten beslutter sig for at krydse Atlanten og rejse ud til sin mand er de vilkr hun mder langt vrre end Jens har turdet rbe for hende. Hvordan skal de skabe sig en lykkelig tilvrelse i fattigdom? De bor i en jordklinet hytte og m arbejde dag og nat. Som de andre danske indvandrerfamilier er de underlagt naturkatastrofer og argentinernes modvilje, plaget af gauchoer, bandeopgr og sygdomme. Sammenholdet i den danske koloni er strkt, men kan Jens og Kirsten holde sammen p deres tilvrelse og deres krlighed? Smeltedigelen er den dramatiske fortlling om de glemte danske indvandrere, der levede og overlevede p trods. Med en stlsat vilje og hnderne i den argentinske jord. En eventyrlig beretning, der fr en til at tro p menneskehedens muligheder, passionens kraft og fremtiden. Smeltedigelen er andet bind i Jane Aamunds slgtskrnike om de dansk-argentinske indvandrere. Frste bind De grnne skove udkom i forret 2008.

Please note: This audiobook is in Danish.

Members Reviews:

First anticipation then waste of time and money !!

This book wasn???t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I really liked "Gr??nne Skove", and was looking forward to this one. And what a letdown. Spine less "plot", bad story telling. Aamund has done so much better in her previous books.

What could Jane Aamund have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

She could have started by actually making a fascinating plot - make that ANY plot, which never happened. As the story drags it's feet along Aamund just kills off the characters when there she has no more use for them. One girl gets murdered on a street in Buenos Aires, the Danish girl gets her gaucho boy, Her parents, the two main characters suddenly get inflicted with cancer just when one thinks the story is about to catch on. And just like that, the whole shooting match is over. Please no sequel here !!

How did the narrator detract from the book?

By telling the whole story in a nasal monotone. Believe me, this "story" needs all the help it can get. On the flip side, I do not believe any narrator could have saved this dog.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Sadness and disappointment, knowing how well Jane Aamund can write and sound. I just cannot believe she would let this product leave her hard disc.

Any additional comments?

Above is enough criticism. I have plenty of respect for Aamund. Just listened to the interview "Lys i Livet" on audio book. Entertaining stuff. She is funny and has had her share of life's curve balls, that she keeps deflecting and surviving in the process. I wish her well, and I hope she has some good books still left in her. She does not bat 1000 every time she is at plate, and this is a good example.