The Burglar and the Blizzard


Read by SaraHale

(3.9 stars; 48 reviews)

Geoffrey Holland, a young millionaire, visits his country home in Hillsborough after hearing of a recent string of burglaries. To Holland's surprise, he finds the burglar reading a book in his library. And it's none other than his old schoolmate, Billy McVay. As the blizzard gets stronger, McVay persuades Holland to go out and rescue his sister who is living in a nearby rundown shack. What will Holland do and find? - Summary by SaraHale (2 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 14:47 Read by SaraHale
Chapter 2 37:09 Read by SaraHale
Chapter 3 21:46 Read by SaraHale
Chapter 4 16:31 Read by SaraHale
Chapter 5 17:49 Read by SaraHale
Chapter 6 18:01 Read by SaraHale
Chapter 7 23:47 Read by SaraHale

Reviews

clever thief turns the table on an old friend


(4 stars)

Sweet love story with a real twist I won't give away. A blizzard catches a burgular in the home of an old school friend. The concern for the thief's sister propels the story from there.


(4 stars)

I am glad I listened to this book; “sweet” it is, as a previous reviewer has described the story. Here I wish to make a note about how helpful I find LibriVox’s “Review” system for its audiobooks. Context: I struggle with auditory processing; some days I haven’t much, if any, extra mental “bandwidth” left over after meeting basic daily needs. During these tough spells, I am so close to “empty” that even a little additional difficulty will be enough to tip me into the energy “red zone”. Your Reviews and rating stars offer me a way to find out in advance if a possible book choice has presented prior listeners some kind of taxing experience. …..This particular book had a weaker rating (in stars) than this AUTHOR usually merits; in reading the reviews written by previous listeners, I quickly learned that NARRATOR issues were the source of difficulty in this case. With that rough idea about where the “dragons” lay, I started my journey with a suitable reserve of patience and curiosity, with my tool-kit of possible solutions handy and raring to go. Slowing the playback speed worked for me in this case. And I found myself freshly appreciating what difficulties are met when speaking a second language, or in pronouncing vocabulary which is seldom heard in this century, though it was more commonly understood and used in previous ones. I want to thank the reading volunteers for their efforts; in tandem, I want to thank LibriVox for this cornucopia of choices, even the head-scratchers, because they are just paving the way for a smoother version later on, and they are also offering opportunities for a narrator to become more polished over time.


(3 stars)

hard to follow because of the readers inexperience with the English language.

ellene


(1.5 stars)

Narration is so choppy that you can’t follow the storyline. It gave me a headache. Read two chapters


(2.5 stars)

This story was on the verge of absurd, and personally I didn't think it was fun.