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A Fall of Marigolds

By: Susan Meissner
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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A beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weight of the world is made bearable by the love we give away....

September 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning to Manhattan, where the man she loved fell to his death in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Then, while caring for a fevered immigrant whose own loss mirrors hers, she becomes intrigued by a name embroidered onto the scarf he carries...and finds herself caught in a dilemma that compels her to confront the truth about the assumptions she's made. Will what she learns devastate her or free her?

September 2011. On Manhattan's Upper West Side, widow Taryn Michaels has convinced herself that she is living fully, working in a charming specialty fabric store and raising her daughter alone. Then a long-lost photograph appears in a national magazine, and she is forced to relive the terrible day her husband died in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers...the same day a stranger reached out and saved her. Will a chance reconnection and a century-old scarf open Taryn's eyes to the larger forces at work in her life?

©2015 eChristian (P)2015 eChristian Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction New York

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This brilliantly narrated, dual timeline, historic novel was riveting from beginning to end.
An emotional journey that will not disappoint

Wonderful book!

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Interesting story over two time periods. Characters were well rounded and very interesting, however Clara was a bit of a wet blanket at times,

I found the narrator really difficult to listen to, as her accents were comically awful.

Dual time line historical fiction

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This had the potential to be a 4-star read but the audiobook let it down sadly. The narrator was fine with the American voices but had clearly never heard Welsh and northern English accents.
I enjoyed the dual timeline story and thought it came together well at the end.

A good listen but dubious accents.

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Im really enjoying the stories by this writer. This is my second. I found the ending a bit uncohesive.
I enjoyed the readers voice for most of it but her English accents are terrible. The welsh accent was a mix of London/Northern/something non-descript. For a book with a heavy presence of a welsh character, this could have had a bit more attention to detail when choosing a reader.

I love these historical crossovers

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I couldn't finish this because of the narration - an overacted, almost hysterical high pitched voice. It's like listening to someone whine and whine.

whiney voice

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This wonderful engrossing story is kept alive with superb narration. I didn't want the story to end. I highly recommend this title as an audible and a masterclass literary fiction.

An absolutely fabulous historical story.

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Some of the narrators accents are a tad annoying - esp as a uk listener.
Overall easy listen with a scarf being the link between the generations and 2 tragedies.
A story of love, pain and the stories that objects hold.

Easy listen but..

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I would've enjoyed this book, had it not been for the truly awful narration. I have enjoyed several novels written by this author. Unfortunately, this has got to be the worst narration I've ever heard. The accents she put on would have been comical, had I not really wanted to listen to the book. As it is, the book was a complete waste of money because I simply couldn't continue with this audio version. I cannot recommend any books narrated by this particular narrator.

Utterly Dreadful Narration!

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I gave up after a couple of hours of being irritated by the writing style and delivery.

Disapoinirritatingly irritating

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