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The Virgin in the Ice
- The Sixth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- Narrated by: Vanessa Benjamin
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Cadfael feels afraid these three lost lambs, but another call for help sends him to the Church of Saint Mary. A wounded monk, found naked and bleeding by the roadside, will surely die without Cadfael's healing arts. Why this holy man has been attacked and what his fevered ravings reveal soon give Brother Cadfael a clue to the fate of the missing travelers. Now Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find them. The road will lead him to a chill and terrible murder and a tale of passion gone awry. And at journey's end awaits a vision of what is best, and worst, in humankind...in Ellis Peters's most stunning depiction yet of love and war.
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- L. J. Enstone
- 05-07-23
A good story and a worthwhile listen.
I’m warming to the genre and as you get used to the language it becomes more compelling.
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- C. Gunter
- 11-07-23
Spoiled by babyish narration
Narration was fine when using her natural voice but ridiculous when trying to project a male voice. It sounded like a teacher reading to small children and putting on a gruff voice to represent adult male speech. I also think some of her pronunciation of place names was a bit suspect at times.
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- sianeflewog
- 16-02-19
Poor narrator
After books read by Stephen Thorne, this rendition is a huge disappointment. The narration is poor, sentences broken, and names mispronounced. Disappointing.
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- Ernest Harry Young
- 22-06-23
Thank you
A Great read. Cascade always exceeds expectations. Looking forward to many more of the same.
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- Nigel
- 13-05-13
Good story, problemswith the narration.
Fans of Cadfael will enjoy the story. The only problem is the narrator. She reads the story line well but can't pull off a "male voice" and as most of the characters are male it rather sounds a bit silly.
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- Rachel-Mary
- 07-10-21
Good story spoilt by The narrator.
Enjoyed the story but definitely not the voice. Why try to be something you can’t be - trying to be a male voice was not a success. Not sure about the accents for that time either
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- Simon Muller
- 09-08-21
Good Story, Poor Narration
Why does the narrator have to SHOUT the male dialogue? IT IS VERY ANNOYING INDEED
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- Susan
- 01-12-15
Great story - poor naration
The story is the normal high quality, but the reader has Cadfael far too english
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- Ali M
- 09-04-22
Poor storytelling spoils a good book
Like others who have reviewed this audio book I was disappointed with the storytelling of the narrator. Vanessa Benjamin’s narration was poor when in the voice of a character. She did not attempt a Welsh accent (why have a narrator who can’t do this??) and the mens voices in particular were read in a stilted fashion which really spoiled the great writing of Ellis Peters.
I persevered to the end as I was keen to know how the story ended but I wouldn’t listen to another from the same narrator.
Stephen Thorne is the best I’ve heard so far, I hope he is asked to do more!
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- C
- 18-11-15
good story / presentation could be better
despite a good story. names mispronounced and no Welsh accents made it an annoying listen.
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