Ancestors: A Novel


Gelesen von Lynne T

(3.8 stars; 9 reviews)

Flora, the daughter of a clergyman, grew up the playmate of the castle children but learned early on that a certain prettiness and good breeding did not put her in the same class as her friends. With the sudden death of her father and no chance of a rich husband, poverty was looming and the young woman may be forced to earn her living. As a companion to Lady Victoria Gwynne, she meets an American cousin come to trace her ancestry. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (20 hr 58 min)

Kapitel

Part 1 Chapter I 25:28 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter II 20:58 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter III 9:12 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter IV 29:05 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter V 11:39 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VI 21:45 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VII 8:10 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VIII 6:19 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter IX 10:34 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter X 12:35 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XI 8:10 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XII 14:29 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIII 16:14 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIV 13:55 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XV 18:34 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVI 13:28 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVII 19:46 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVIII 13:45 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIX 22:27 Gelesen von Lynne T
Part 2 Chapter I 21:57 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter II 25:06 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter III 18:55 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter IV 14:49 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter V 18:10 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VI 7:10 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VII 14:53 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VIII 17:26 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter IX 13:07 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter X 34:29 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XI 14:54 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XII 19:55 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIII 18:35 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIV 11:38 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XV 20:47 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVI 9:56 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVII 16:47 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVIII 28:23 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIX 20:59 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XX 23:13 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXI 10:32 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXII 10:10 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXIII 18:35 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXIV 9:55 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXV 16:40 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXVI 26:00 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXVII 8:34 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXVIII 25:54 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXIX 10:57 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXX 15:58 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXI 12:08 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXII 24:28 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXIII 18:39 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXIV 22:26 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXV 23:23 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXVI 10:23 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXVII 12:54 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXVIII 20:19 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XXXIX 5:50 Gelesen von Lynne T
Part 3 Chapter I 9:57 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter II 21:25 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter III 26:25 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter IV 13:42 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter V 33:09 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VI 15:58 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VII 15:38 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter VIII 25:52 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter IX 15:12 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter X 31:26 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XI 16:49 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XII 14:04 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XVIII 17:27 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XIV 14:45 Gelesen von Lynne T
Chapter XV 14:47 Gelesen von Lynne T

Bewertungen

Great reader! Content-not so much


(3 stars)

Lynn T. does an excellent job of reading this novel. The novel itself is not particularly well written. The story reads as if it’s ever-expanding with no hope of well-developed characters or plots. Atherton seems to prefer wandering aimlessly through a vague plot and ending at an inconclusive or meaningless ending. (Mrs Balfame is another example of her meandering style of storytelling.) I’m sure this author has many fans. I’m not one of them. Again, Lynn does a very good job of reading this text. Four stars for reading and one star for content so I’m rating it at three because the novel doesn’t stand up to the quality of Lynn’s reading.

Boring.


(2 stars)

Not because of the reader, though. I just found the story boring. The author wrote entire chapters about people's irrelevant histories. Also, the description has nothing to do with the actual storyline (I listened to book 1 or 2, chapter 12).

5 Stars for the Narration


(5 stars)

It’s ok. The first chapter didn’t cause me to care about the protagonist. It gets better tho.