Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio
Marguerite Henry
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Each summer, in the ancient hill town of Siena, Italy, there erupts one of the most extraordinary, exciting, and dangerous horse races in the world— the Palio. So furious is the rivalry that it is often said the Palio is more battle than race, and that "Fate is the Queen of the Palio."
This magnificent book is a true story of the Palio —a thrilling, heart-stirring tale of a boy and a beautiful half-Arabian mare who won undying fame. Marguerite Henry tells—as only she can—how the life of Giorgio Terni, a boy of the Maremma marshes, became linked in strange and dramatic fashion with that of the cart horse Gaudenzia, whose Arabian blood brought her into the contest of the Palio. When Gaudenzia is lamed in one of the wild races, it is Giorgio whose devoted care brings her back to health. And it is Giorgio who has the joy of riding her to victory in one Palio, and then the heartbreak of fighting her in the next. How he wins the title “Vittorino” and how Gaudenzia becomes the "Pride of the Palio” make a story to enthrall the heart of every reader. (Summary from the original jacket) (6 hr 20 min)
Chapters
Foreword | 3:42 | Read by Marie Christian |
The First Signpost | 12:34 | Read by Marie Christian |
The Umbrella Man | 17:08 | Read by Marie Christian |
Bianca, the Blind One | 10:33 | Read by Marie Christian |
A Newborn | 9:23 | Read by Marie Christian |
The Flying Centaur | 7:21 | Read by enos08 |
Giorgio Meets a Snail | 7:45 | Read by enos08 |
Bring Out the Satchel! | 10:28 | Read by enos08 |
Over the Mountain | 14:16 | Read by enos08 |
The Cart Horse of Casalino | 9:06 | Read by enos08 |
A Buyer of Ox Skins | 7:59 | Read by enos08 |
The Ghost in the Warehouse | 10:03 | Read by enos08 |
Rejected | 13:01 | Read by enos08 |
The Goddess Fortuna | 14:03 | Read by enos08 |
At the Curve of San Martino | 9:54 | Read by enos08 |
The Odd Pieces Again | 11:53 | Read by MotleyMoose |
The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn | 9:57 | Read by MotleyMoose |
Gaudenzia, Joy of Living | 10:49 | Read by bridgerecording |
Back Home to the Maremma | 11:46 | Read by LilyAnne |
No Morning Glory | 9:53 | Read by LilyAnne |
A Simple Plan | 16:11 | Read by TR Love |
Half-bred | 11:07 | Read by TR Love |
Speak! Speak! | 15:10 | Read by TR Love |
The Hours Before | 15:01 | Read by Christine Rottger |
Have You Fear? Have You Fear? | 14:43 | Read by Christine Rottger |
Behold, the Palio! | 11:53 | Read by TR Love |
Victor of the Piazza | 9:27 | Read by TR Love |
A Time to Seek | 12:20 | Read by TR Love |
All Roads Lead to Rome | 19:44 | Read by Christine Rottger |
The Three Acts | 12:16 | Read by Christine Rottger |
Duel Between Horse and Man | 13:20 | Read by Christine Rottger |
At the Victory Dinner | 17:48 | Read by docdlmartin |
Reviews
Jen W
Awesome book. Mixed bag of readers.