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Title: The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

Author: Emma Donoghue

Narrator: Jilly Bond, Caroline Lennon, Maggie Mash, Cathleen McCarron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-13

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Resurrecting buried scandals, audacious hoaxes and private tragedies, Emma Donoghue has written a sequence of short stories about peculiar moments in the history of the British Isles.

Here artists mix with poisoners and countesses rub shoulders with cross-dressers, vicars and revolutionaries; the Second Coming is proclaimed in Scotland; and a miniature girl becomes a tiny skeleton in a London museum.

Critic Reviews:

"Has an extraordinary talent for turning exhaustive research into plausible characters and narratives; she presents a vibrant world seething with repressed feeling and class tensions." (Publisher's Weekly)

"Donoghues great strength apart from her storytelling gift is her emotional intelligence" (Irish Independent)

Members Reviews:

Excellent collection of short stories

This audiobook is a rare treat bring both wonderfully written and perfectly narrated. In fact, this may be the best narration I have come across on an audiobook. I usually avoid short stories as I prefer the grip of a novel, but this is a fantastic set of historically themed stories which I enjoyed so much I finished in two days straight, a record for me, it usually takes me around a month to finish an audiobook!

A Fantastic Collection!

What made the experience of listening to The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits the most enjoyable?

There are a wide range of stories in this collection and, while some are better than others, most are very good. The collection includes stories about Effie Gray and Dido Elizabeth Belle, two women whose lives I find especially interesting! (Other readers may recognize their stories from the recent films 'Effie' & 'Belle') The different narrators bring to life a variety of characters, with a variety of accents and backgrounds. This makes the audiobook version particularly great!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits?

Donogue does a brilliant job of fleshing-out the characters that she encounters, through historical research. The moment where Mary Toft realizes that she is trapped and that her hoax is sure to be found out is unexpectedly moving. Donogue explores the way women's bodies are viewed and abused by society, bringing an uncomfortable conclusion to what would have otherwise been a silly little story. These themes are further explored in 'Cured' which recounts the first experimental attempts at female circumcision, and is very grim and unsettling!

Which character as performed by the narrators was your favourite?

The narration of 'My Last Rabbit' and 'Cured' are probably my favorites, as these are my favorite stories in the collection. However 'Revelations' also features a particularly good narrator with a strong Scottish accent.

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

There are many emotionally charged stories in this collection and I found that many of the stories featured particularly moving scenes. It was exciting and interesting, but most of the stories seemed to be desired to inspire shock or outrage.

The description of historical injustices such as those within 'Dido' or 'The Necessity of Burning' really make an impact.