Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. Vol. I


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Nearly Christmas and the precocious and rambunctious Joseph is excited at the prospect of meeting his father (Adam) on the morrow (Christmas Eve). For her part, his unwed mother, Martina, dreads the passage of time, for Adam is now betrothed to another. Adam's overbearing mother - an embittered woman who holds God and others responsible for the tragic death of her other son, Vincent - had refused to countenance a union of her only remaining son with the 'lowly' Martina, who had served as a maid in her household. The young and beautiful Martina does not lack for other suitors but, as she has said,
'I could easily get a good husband, but my Joseph can get no other father than Adam, even if he wished it.' Christmas Eve arrives and little Joseph disappears. Where can the boy be? Has he wandered into the snowy forest where the villagers have seen a wolf on the prowl? What will become of the child? (Summary by Brian Fullen)

Chapitres

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"EPITAPH" 1:30 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter I, "IS IT NOT YET MORNING?" 17:18 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter II, "A DUET INTERRUPTED, AND RESUMED" 12:48 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter III, "THE FIERCE RÖTTMÄNNER" 16:34 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter IV, "MARTINA'S RETURN HOME" 16:59 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter V, "A DAY OF TROUBLE" 10:49 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter VI, "HOW A VILLAGE PASTOR WAS SUMMONED TO COURT" 18:27 Lu par TheaDoro
Chapter VII, "THE HOME OF SCHILDER-DAVID" 12:37 Lu par Doreen Marcotte
Chapter VIII, "WARM AND SNUG IN THE PARSONAGE" 12:30 Lu par Doreen Marcotte
Chapter IX, "BETROTHAL AND PLIGHT" 16:07 Lu par tjfria
Chapter X, "A FATHER IN SEARCH OF HIS SON" 11:59 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XI, "THE VILLAGE CHURCH DESERTED" 9:33 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XII, "WHERE IS JOSEPH?" 24:08 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XIII, "A TROOP OF HOBGOBLINS" 22:41 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XIV, "LOST IN THE FOREST" 29:26 Lu par Brian Fullen
Chapter XV, "A CHILD SEEKING HIS FATHER" 22:41 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XVI, "ASLEEP AND AWAKE AGAIN IN THE FOREST MILL" 15:09 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XVII, "A GREAT EVENT IN A SMALL HOUSE" 11:39 Lu par tjfria
Chapter XVIII, "FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILD" 12:50 Lu par Casey Roddy
Chapter XIX, "A VOICE AT MIDNIGHT" 4:50 Lu par Casey Roddy
Chapter XX, "DAYLIGHT" 21:12 Lu par Casey Roddy

Critiques


(5 étoiles)

Very interesting story; I am curious to read volume 2. I hope it expands on Toni and Edward's courtship & marriage. It wraps up Volume I quickly.