Unabridged Audiobook
Cast out to a rural mill town after all of her family except she and her twelve year old sister pass away, Evangeline Blake is thrust into a teaching position she is not trained for, among a society she is foreign to. Dermot McCormick, an Irish bricklayer, becomes the confidante she needs to sort things out and come to terms with her ever so daunting future. The basic theme of this touching story is eloquently voiced in this quote— “Poverty is too tenacious to be dislodged so easily. Her grip is reinforced by disdain and indifference and by the devastatingly vital role she plays in the current balance of things. Too many who are wealthy are only wealthy because so many others are poor. Such a deeply rooted truth cannot be dug up merely by offering a meager bit of learning to a handful of children.” The audiobook, narrated by Justine Eyre, is as exceptional as the story itself. She has become one of my favorite narrators. Her accent, inflections and portrayal of different characters proves to capture the story and bring it to life. This book is suitable for teens and older with no inappropriate intimate scenes and no bad language.
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