Author Jane Dunn steeps her book in the full flavor of the Elizabethan Age. There are plenty of descriptions of sumptuous clothes, jewels, and food, as well as grisly death. The machinations of the nobles and relatives trying to get their hands on the loot are told in lively detail. Like a story from today's headlines, both factions are willing to kill and to die in the name of God. This raw struggle for dominance leaves one woman with no one to trust and the other dead. Donada Peters is without a doubt one of the most gifted narrators working today. While she excels at biographies and historical nonfiction, she brings a golden touch to anything she does. It cannot be said too strongly: She has one of the most beautiful, well-trained voices you'll ever be lucky enough to hear.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2004
Duration: 21 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
James Michener tells the real stories behind the man and his books. The recording is read with skill and consistency although the reader does little to enhance the robust, larger-than-life incidents related in the book. Due to the first-person narrative format, there is no opportunity for the narrator to change his voice. This makes some chapters monotonous as they go on and on in the typical Michener style. The listener may also become confused because the stories are not told chronologically. This is not a great choice for the audio format, but Michener fans may stick with it to the end.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
In a quest for a sense of inner contentment and self-worth, Gloria Steinem brings the reader on a journey of investigation and discovery. Steinem reads the text herself in a straightforward and friendly, but not intimate, presentation which is so easy to listen to it invites repetition--thus ensuring the painless relearning of the lessons of the book. It's difficult to tell from the reading that this audiobook is abridged; each section can stand alone. Nonetheless, the listener wished the book were unabridged. Steinem left me wanting to learn more.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Dove Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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