A Simple Story


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(4 stars; 4 reviews)

The story could really have been simple: Miss Milner, who is admired for her beauty and charm, could have been a socialite, marry a respectable and good looking man and be happy in the standards of her time. But if it was so, why would there be a book? Miss Milner, beautiful and charming as she is, announces her wish to marry her guardian, a catholic priest. But women in the 18th century do not declare their wishes or speak about their passions, and- after all- he is a catholic priest… And if he finds a way to marry her, is this her road to happiness?
(Summary by Stav Nisser) (11 hr 5 min)

Chapters

00 - Introduction/Preface 29:21 Read by MaryAnn
01 - Volume I - Chapter 1 7:14 Read by MaryAnn
02 - Volume I - Chapter 2 11:51 Read by MaryAnn
03 - Volume I - Chapter 3 3:30 Read by Barry Eads
04 - Volume I - Chapter 4 7:55 Read by Barry Eads
05 - Volume I - Chapter 5 10:03 Read by Barry Eads
06 - Volume I - Chapter 6 6:59 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
07 - Volume I - Chapter 7 12:02 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
08 - Volume I - Chapter 8 5:37 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
09 - Volume I - Chapter 9 9:11 Read by Chelsea Baker
10 - Volume I - Chapter 10 9:42 Read by Kamna
11 - Volume I - Chapter 11 10:56 Read by Kamna
12 - Volume I - Chapter 12 14:44 Read by Joyce Martin
13 - Volume I - Chapter 13 8:14 Read by Rosie
14 - Volume I - Chapter 14 12:56 Read by Rosie
15 - Volume I - Chapter 15 13:31 Read by MaryAnn
16 - Volume I - Chapter 16 18:20 Read by MaryAnn
17 - Volume I - Chapter 17 10:27 Read by MaryAnn
18 - Volume II - Chapter 1 12:50 Read by Joyce Martin
19 - Volume II - Chapter 2 10:00 Read by Joyce Martin
20 - Volume II - Chapter 3 19:26 Read by browneyedgirl32382
21 - Volume II - Chapter 4 18:27 Read by P Moscato
22 - Volume II - Chapter 5 11:49 Read by Joyce Martin
23 - Volume II - Chapter 6 7:47 Read by P Moscato
24 - Volume II - Chapter 7 20:26 Read by P Moscato
25 - Volume II - Chapter 8 14:42 Read by Rosie
26 - Volume II - Chapter 9 16:51 Read by Rosie
27 - Volume II - Chapter 10 14:44 Read by Rosie
28 - Volume II - Chapter 11 24:34 Read by Mounica
29 - Volume II - Chapter 12 12:02 Read by Mounica
30 - Volume III - Chapter 1 11:08 Read by jlit993
31 - Volume III - Chapter 2 5:03 Read by Joyce Martin
32 - Volume III - Chapter 3 14:50 Read by P Moscato
33 - Volume III - Chapter 4 4:17 Read by P Moscato
34 - Volume III - Chapter 5 12:01 Read by P Moscato
35 - Volume III - Chapter 6 14:25 Read by P Moscato
36 - Volume III - Chapter 7 6:34 Read by P Moscato
37 - Volume III - Chapter 8 11:00 Read by P Moscato
38 - Volume III - Chapter 9 9:48 Read by P Moscato
39 - Volume III - Chapter 10 8:50 Read by P Moscato
40 - Volume III - Chapter 11 21:35 Read by Joyce Martin
41 - Volume III - Chapter 12 15:38 Read by Joyce Martin
42 - Volume III - Chapter 13 14:49 Read by Joyce Martin
43 - Volume III - Chapter 14 8:58 Read by Joyce Martin
44 - Volume IV - Chapter 1 8:08 Read by Joyce Martin
45 - Volume IV - Chapter 2 11:23 Read by Joyce Martin
46 - Volume IV - Chapter 3 13:37 Read by Joyce Martin
47 - Volume IV - Chapter 4 11:31 Read by Joyce Martin
48 - Volume IV - Chapter 5 8:53 Read by Joyce Martin
49 - Volume IV - Chapter 6 15:55 Read by Joyce Martin
50 - Volume IV - Chapter 7 12:54 Read by browneyedgirl32382
51 - Volume IV - Chapter 8 4:45 Read by Cate Mackenzie
52 - Volume IV - Chapter 9 5:24 Read by Cate Mackenzie
53 - Volume IV - Chapter 10 9:28 Read by Joyce Martin
54 - Volume IV - Chapter 11 5:15 Read by Joyce Martin
55 - Volume IV - Chapter 12 12:59 Read by Joyce Martin

Reviews

nothing simple about it


(4 stars)

The title is an enormous understatement...there were several times that I thought the story was over and I wasn't even close to being right. After giving it a fair listen, I understand the panegyric in the introduction (which I thought ridiculous halfway through the book). If you like old stories and have the patience to dislike most of the characters for a lot of the book, you'll appreciate the craft of the novel and the suspense the author cleverly manages to control right up to the end. Well done to most of the readers. Just a note to them: if you don't know how to pronounce an unusual word, look it up. It's worth knowing the correct pronunciation. It really is.

didn't like it.


(3 stars)

didn't like it.