The Ship of Stars


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(4 stars; 3 reviews)

What is childhood? For Taffy, the only son of a vicar, it includes prayers, games, and a lot of quality time with his loving family. When Taffy's father receives a post in the north of England and the family has to move, everybody has to make the best of the situation. For the first time, Taffy has friends. He is even taken to a vacation. But things are darker than they seem. There are things that Taffy, as a child, does not comprehend. This book is about the gap between adults and children, about a perfectly imperfect childhood, and, most importantly, about unconditional love and optimism. - Summary by Stav Nisser. (7 hr 34 min)

Chapters

THE BOY IN THE GATE-HOUSE 9:11 Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris
MUSIC IN THE TOWN SQUARE 15:15 Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris
PASSENGER'S BY JOBY'S VAN 16:17 Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris
THE RUNNING SANDS 11:25 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
TAFFY RINGS THE CHURCH BELL. 11:16 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
A COCK-FIGHT 12:46 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
GEORGE 13:29 Read by Kathleen Moore
THE SQUIRE'S SOUL 12:39 Read by Kathleen Moore
ENTER THE KING'S POSTMAN 10:33 Read by Kathleen Moore
A HAPPY DAY 21:44 Read by bencoder
LIZZIE REDEEMS HER DOLL AND HONORIA THROWS A STONE 15:07 Read by bencoder
TAFFY'S CHILDHOOD COMES TO AN END 17:16 Read by Jim Locke
THE BUILDERS 17:41 Read by Jim Locke
VOICES FROM THE SEA 15:21 Read by Jim Locke
TAFFY'S APPRENTICESHIP 15:54 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
LIZZIE AND HONORIA 11:18 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
THE SQUIRE'S WEIRD 19:17 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
THE BARRIERS FALL 12:24 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
OXFORD 15:36 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
TAFFY GIVES A PROMISE 8:32 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
HONORIA'S LETTERS 21:15 Read by Rebekah Grace
MEN AS TOWERS 17:04 Read by JT
THE SERVICE OF THE LAMP 13:07 Read by JT
FACE TO FACE 10:51 Read by JT
THE WRECK OF THE SAMARITAN 12:55 Read by Jim Locke
SALVAGE 25:52 Read by alaskart
HONORIA 19:45 Read by alaskart
A L'OUTRANCE 16:34 Read by alaskart
THE SHIP OF STARS 34:01 Read by alaskart

Reviews

took too long to get rolling


(3 stars)

LibriVox admin need to tell readers how to pronounce the female protagonist’s name! It took me a long time to get the thread of the story and for the story to get interesting.