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Erema

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(3,9 Sterne; 15 Bewertungen)

A few years before the great Civil War, a young English woman and her father, having left the security of their wagon train, are lost in the unforgiving Californian desert, looking in vain for the landmark that marks the short-cut across those last western mountains which would lead them to the home of an old friend. George Castlewood gives all the water and rations he has to his daughter, Erema, and dies just a short distance from help. Rescued by kind Sampson “Uncle Sam” Gundry, the family friend they had been seeking, Erema lives for a time at his sawmill. One day, one Mr. Goad, a bounty-hunter from England, arrives at the mill, offering $10,000 for proof of Lord Castlewood’s death and custody of his young daughter. Lord Castlewood had been accused of the crime of patricide 15 years earlier, escaped from jail and been on the lam ever since. Erema, believing her father’s innocence and determined to clear his good name, returns to England to discover the long-lost secrets of her family and the cloudy circumstances of the murder of her grandfather.
Told by Erema herself, this is a grand story of mystery and the coming of age of an independent and courageous woman. Set in Victorian England and the throes of the Civil War, the story is replete with twists and turns of plot in every chapter. (Summary by Linda Dodge) (17 hr 42 min)

Chapters

01 - A LOST LANDMARK

10:49

Read by Linda Dodge

02 - A PACIFIC SUNSET

12:12

Read by Neeru Iyer

03 - A STURDY COLONIST

14:06

Read by Neeru Iyer

04 - THE 'KING OF THE MOUNTAINS.'

14:44

Read by Linda Dodge

05 - UNCLE SAM

11:51

Read by MaryAnn

06 - A BRITISHER

15:59

Read by MaryAnn

07 - DISCOMFITURE

10:53

Read by MaryAnn

08 - A DOUBTFUL LOSS

9:12

Read by MaryAnn

09 - WATER-SPOUT

18:47

Read by MaryAnn

10 - A NUGGET

13:29

Read by MaryAnn

11 - ROVERS

17:47

Read by Linda Dodge

12 - GOLD AND GRIEF

16:27

Read by Linda Dodge

13 - THE SAWYER'S PRAYER

13:05

Read by Linda Dodge

14 - NOT FAR TO SEEK

19:55

Read by Linda Dodge

15 - BROUGHT TO BANK

15:47

Read by Linda Dodge

16 - FIRM AND INFIRM

18:06

Read by Linda Dodge

17 - HARD AND SOFT

18:47

Read by Linda Dodge

18 - OUT OF THE GOLDEN GATE

18:15

Read by Linda Dodge

19 - INSIDE THE CHANNEL

17:14

Read by Linda Dodge

20 - BRUNTSEA

19:54

Read by Linda Dodge

21 - LISTLESS

14:13

Read by ezragoldschlager

22 - BETSY BOWEN

16:21

Read by Linda Dodge

23 - BETSY'S TALE

18:22

Read by Linda Dodge

24 - BETSY'S TALE CONTINUED

15:29

Read by Linda Dodge

25 - BETSY'S TALE CONCLUDED

27:41

Read by Linda Dodge

26 - AT THE BANK

25:09

Read by Linda Dodge

27 - COUSIN MONTAGUE

21:15

Read by Linda Dodge

28 - A CHECK

17:30

Read by Linda Dodge

29 - AT THE PUMP

15:41

Read by Linda Dodge

30 - COCKS AND COXCOMBS

18:23

Read by Linda Dodge

31 - ADRIFT

21:57

Read by Linda Dodge

32 - AT HOME

20:28

Read by Linda Dodge

33 - LORD CASTLEWOOD

26:29

Read by Linda Dodge

34 - SHOXFORD

18:45

Read by Linda Dodge

35 - THE SEXTON

25:47

Read by Linda Dodge

36 - A SIMPLE QUESTION

15:42

Read by MaryAnn

37 - SOME ANSWER TO IT

17:53

Read by MaryAnn

38 - A WITCH

17:19

Read by MaryAnn

39 - NOT AT HOME

16:59

Read by MaryAnn

40 - THE MAN AT LAST

16:47

Read by MaryAnn

41 - A STRONG TEMPTATION

15:30

Read by MaryAnn

42 - MASTER WITHYPOOL

23:23

Read by Linda Dodge

43 - GOING TO THE BOTTOM

19:15

Read by Linda Dodge

44 - HERMETICALLY SEALED

17:20

Read by Linda Dodge

45 - CONVICTION

17:40

Read by Linda Dodge

46 - VAIN ZEAL

14:43

Read by Elli

47 - CADMEIAN VICTORY

17:14

Read by Elli

48 - A RETURN CALL

22:52

Read by Elli

49 - WANTED, A SAWYER

24:35

Read by Linda Dodge

50 - THE PANACEA

19:15

Read by Linda Dodge

51 - LIFE SINISTER

24:13

Read by Linda Dodge

52 - FOR LIFE, DEATH

17:10

Read by Linda Dodge

53 - BRUNTSEA DEFIANT

25:44

Read by Linda Dodge

54 - BRUNTSEA DEFEATED

28:18

Read by Linda Dodge

55 - A DEAD LETTER

18:26

Read by Linda Dodge

56 - WITH HIS OWN SWORD

29:03

Read by Linda Dodge

57 - FEMALE SUFFRAGE

11:04

Read by Linda Dodge

58 - BEYOND DESERT, AND DESERTS

21:26

Read by Linda Dodge

Bewertungen

stick with the words

(1 Sterne)

a fabulous tale, made ridiculous by another reader who must add so much to prose that needs nothing. I will try to find more by readers that are content to let the words be. The primary reader , ( I had to skip 3 exciting chapters as I could not understand a word of another,) made every word so strident that the heroine appears hysterical throughout. Do those who record for Librivox listen to their recordings? Dreadful.

Its Okay...

(3 Sterne)

But it seems to be a bit long and drag out a bit. It also gets kind of preachy. Erema is a young lady who's father takes her to the US at the cost of his own life. She is taken in and raised by a friend. As she gets older, people come to where she lives in an attempt to steal her away from her foster home. As she gets older, she decides it is time to uncover the secret her father kept. So she travels to England, where her family was originally from. She knows her father was accused of murder, but why did he flee from that if he was innocent? What is the secret surrounding her family? I have to say, I kind of struggled listening to this book. It is long, a bit dry in some spots, and a few of the chapters are read by someone with a distracting accent. It is an okay book.

Just ok

(3 Sterne)

The story was rather long in some parts. The end sort of left me going huh? I never could figure out what Erema did with the estate in England, or whether she married. I just felt like things were not tied up well. Also the narration of this book overall was really rather poor. One narrator I could not understand one word she said. Linda Dodge's narration was clear but just so dull.

Entertaining

(3,5 Sterne)

The author's style enjoys keeping his readers guessing w twists in various sub-plots. It's true he didn't end w usual "they married & lived ..." etc. Instead, his chosen twist in parting was to leave the plot open for your imagination to complete & savor. Did the man pull his head together & ask her, or ...? What were the results for each party? Can the story then continue in your reflections? 8-)

English and American Experience

(4 Sterne)

I enjoyed listening to the book and thought it had an interesting and entertaining plot. It did get tedious describing a few events, and there were a few chapters that I resorted to reading online as the speaker was too difficult to understand.

Very good story. Exciting and uplifting.

(5 Sterne)